Music Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196




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each vocal movement of cantata assigned 1 verse of psalm. work has been described brief, sunny , festive work.


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the opening sinfonia march-like in style, reminiscent of processional music. includes dotted rhythms characteristic of french overture in opening section, , contrasting minor-mode middle section in triplets. 2 elements, triplets , rising lines in imitation, return in later movements. musicologist julian mincham concludes bach, @ stage, thinking across movements , beginning conceive such compositions unified entities rather suite-like potpourris .


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the first chorus, der herr denket uns und segnet uns (the lord mindful of , blesses us), contains contrapuntal writing appears in other cantatas. movement opens organ prelude, preparing permutation fugue, type of fugue found in aus der tiefen rufe ich, herr, zu dir, bwv 131, example. vocal lines rising in imitation, in sinfonia.


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the soprano aria, er segnet, die den herrn fürchten, beide, kleine und große (he blesses fear lord, both small , great.), opens short ritornello theme , in ternary form. vocal line scalar, contrasting obbligato violins, play @ times triplets, in sinfonia.


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the duet aria, der herr segne euch je mehr und mehr, euch und eure kinder (may lord bless more , more, , children), based on single line of text. violins play imitative motif not align vocal phrases. movement has been described calm , gently-swaying . mincham notes subtle growth in imitative opening motives of violins taken, incidentally, sinfonia , dominating movement throughout .


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the closing chorus, ihr seid die gesegneten des herrn, der himmel und erde gemacht hat. amen. (you blessed of lord, made heaven , earth. amen.), awash rippling scale , arpeggio figures . concludes echoing of amen.








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