Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde, BWV 201 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde, Dramma per musica |
| Alternative title | Der Streit zwischen Phoebus und Pan ; The Contest Between Phoebus and Pan ; Le défi de Phœbus et de Pan |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer Christian Friedrich Henrici, librettist |
| Opus | BWV 201 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, 2 tenors, 2 basses, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 15 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1729 |
| First published | 1862 |
| Dedication | , Commission for a middle-class Collegium Musicum |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2880 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Secular cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra | Felix Mottl |
| View | Aria: 'Patron, das macht der Wind' (No.3) | violin and viola violin and cello 2 violas viola and cello 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Mit Verlangen druck' ich deine zarten Wangen' (No.5) | 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe damore, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Zu Tanze, zu Sprunge, so wackelt das Herz' (No.7) | violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Phoebus, deine Melodei hat die Anmut selbst' (No.9) | violin, viola and cello violin and 2 violas violin and 2 cellos oboe, viola and cello oboe and 2 violas oboe and 2 cellos oboe damore, viola and cello oboe damore and 2 violas oboe damore and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello 3 violas viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Pan ist Meister, lasst ihn gehn' (No.11) | violin and 2 violas violin and 2 cellos violin, viola and cello 3 violas viola and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Pan ist Meister, lasst ihn gehn' (No.11) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Recitative: 'Wie, Mydas, bis du toll?' (No.13) | 2 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and cello 2 flutes, viola and cello 2 flutes, violin and cello flute, violin, viola and cello flute, 2 violins and cello |
Peter Lang |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Autograph of first page |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score Color Cover |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Hamelle | 1905 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Novello | — | Color Cover Complete Score |
| View | Aria: 'Patron, das macht der Wind' (No.3) | vocal score | Novello | 1912 | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: 'Patron, das macht der Wind' (No.3) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: 'Zu Tanze, zu Sprunge, so wackelt das Herz' (No.7) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score Flute 1, 2 Oboe 1/Oboe d'amore, 2 Clarinet 1, 2 (B/A) Bassoon 1, 2 Horn 1, 2 (F/A) Trumpet 1 (C/D), 2, 3 (D) Timpani Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
| View | Aria: 'Patron, das macht der Wind' (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and viola violin and cello 2 violas viola and cello 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Mit Verlangen druck' ich deine zarten Wangen' (No.5) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe damore, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Zu Tanze, zu Sprunge, so wackelt das Herz' (No.7) | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Phoebus, deine Melodei hat die Anmut selbst' (No.9) | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello violin and 2 violas violin and 2 cellos oboe, viola and cello oboe and 2 violas oboe and 2 cellos oboe damore, viola and cello oboe damore and 2 violas oboe damore and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello 3 violas viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Pan ist Meister, lasst ihn gehn' (No.11) | Arrangement for violin and 2 violas violin and 2 cellos violin, viola and cello 3 violas viola and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Pan ist Meister, lasst ihn gehn' (No.11) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| View | Recitative: 'Wie, Mydas, bis du toll?' (No.13) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and cello 2 flutes, viola and cello 2 flutes, violin and cello flute, violin, viola and cello flute, 2 violins and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Synthesized | Aria: 'Pan ist Meister, lasst ihn gehn' (No.11) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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