Meine Seele rühmt und preist (Hoffmann, Melchior)
| Title | Meine Seele rühmt und preist |
| Alternative title | Cantata for the Feast of the Visitation |
| Creators | Melchior Hoffmann, composer |
| Opus | ("BWV 189") |
| Instrumentation | tenor, flute, oboe, violin and continuo |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | B flat major |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1891 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| Aria (tenor): Meine Seele rühmt und preist | — | — | — |
| Recitative (tenor): Denn seh' ich mich und auch mein Leben an | — | — | — |
| Aria (tenor): Gott hat sich hoch gesetzet | — | — | — |
| Recitative (tenor): O wass vor grosse Dinge treff ich an allen Orten an | — | — | — |
| Aria (tenor): Deine Güte, dein Erbarmen | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Aria: 'Meine Seele rühmt und preist' (No.1) | 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos flute, 2 violins, viola and cello flute, 2 violins and 2 cellos flute, violin, 2 violas and cello flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos flute, oboe, violin, viola and cello flute, oboe, violin and 2 cellos flute, oboe, 2 violas and cello flute, oboe, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Deine Güte, dein Erbarmen' (No.5) | 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos flute, 2 violins, viola and cello flute, 2 violins and 2 cellos flute, oboe, violin, viola and cello flute, oboe, violin and 2 cellos flute, violin, 2 violas and cello flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Deine Güte, dein Erbarmen' (No.5) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Aria: 'Meine Seele rühmt und preist' 2. Recitative: 'Denn seh' ich mich und auch mein Leben an' 3. Aria: 'Gott hat sich hoch gesetzet' 4. Recitative: 'O wass vor grosse Dinge treff ich an allen Orten an' 5. Aria: 'Deine Güte, dein Erbarmen' Engraving files (MuseScore) |
| View | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute Oboe Violin Cello/Double Bass |
| View | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute Oboe Violin Continuo Organ/Harpsichord |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: 'Meine Seele rühmt und preist' (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos flute, 2 violins, viola and cello flute, 2 violins and 2 cellos flute, violin, 2 violas and cello flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos flute, oboe, violin, viola and cello flute, oboe, violin and 2 cellos flute, oboe, 2 violas and cello flute, oboe, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Deine Güte, dein Erbarmen' (No.5) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos flute, 2 violins, viola and cello flute, 2 violins and 2 cellos flute, oboe, violin, viola and cello flute, oboe, violin and 2 cellos flute, violin, 2 violas and cello flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Deine Güte, dein Erbarmen' (No.5) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Synthesized | Aria: 'Deine Güte, dein Erbarmen' (No.5) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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