Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190a

*Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied*
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
BWV 190.2; 190a;
Church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Diet of Augsburg by Christian Beyer
Occasion	200th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession
Cantata text	Picander
Chorale	Martin Luther
Performed	25 June 1730: St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig
Movements	7
Vocal	SATB choir and ATB solo
Instrumental	3 trumpets; timpani; 3 oboes; bassoon; 2 violins; viola; continuo;

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Sing a new song to the Lord), BWV 90.2, BWV 190a,^[1] is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. The work was written in 1730 in commemoration of the Augsburg Confession.

History and text[edit]

Bach adapted this cantata from Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190, for the 200th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession. It uses a text by Picander, published in 1732 in Ernst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte part 3, in Leipzig. The first movement adapts words from Psalms 149 and 150.^[2] The second movement is based on the beginning of Martin Luther's German Te Deum, "Herr Gott, dich loben wir".

The closing chorale was the third stanza of Luther's "Es woll uns Gott genädig sein" (1523).^[3]

The cantata's music is lost. Diethard Hellmann wrote a reconstruction in 1972.

Structure[edit]

The work has seven movements:

Chorus: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
Chorale and recitative (alto, tenor, bass): Herr Gott, dich loben wir
Aria (alto): Lobe, Zion, deinen Gott
Recitative (bass): Herr, wenn dein Evangelium
Aria (tenor, bass): Selig sind wir durch das Wort
Recitative (tenor): Nun Gott, wir opfern dir
Chorale: Es danke, Gott, und lobe dich

Recordings[edit]

Bachchor und Bachorchester Mainz, Diethard Hellmann. Bach Kantaten, Vol. 1: BWV 190a, BWV 84, BWV 89, BWV 27. DdM-Records Mitterteich, 1998.

References[edit]

^ Work 00231 at Bach Digital website.
^ "Cantata BWV 190a". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
^ Ambrose, Z. Philip. "BWV 190a Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied". University of Vermont. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

[1] Work 00231 at Bach Digital website.

[bc-2] "Cantata BWV 190a". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

[3] Ambrose, Z. Philip. "BWV 190a Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied". University of Vermont. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

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v t e Church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
Before Leipzig	Early: BWV 4 131 71 1138.1 & .2 106 196 150 143 Weimar: BWV 61 70a 186a 132 147a 63 152 155 18 54 80a 182 31 12 172 165 21 185 199 161 162 163 Köthen: BWV Anh. 5
First cycle (1723–24)	Between Trinity and Advent: BWV 75 76 24 167 147 186 136 105 46 179 69a 77 25 138 95 148 48 109 89 60 90 70 From Advent to Trinity: BWV 40 64 190 153 65 154 73 81 83 144 181 22 23 66 134 67 104 166 86 37 44 59 184
Second cycle (and chorale cantatas)	Chorale cantatas between Trinity and Easter: BWV 20 2 7 135 10 93 107 178 94 101 113 33 78 99 8 130 114 96 5 180 38 115 139 26 116 62 91 121 133 122 41 123 124 3 111 92 125 126 127 1 Continuation of the second cycle: BWV 6 42 85 103 108 87 128 183 74 68 175 176 Later additions to the chorale cantata cycle: BWV 80 137 129 58 112 140 177 9 14 Other late chorale cantatas: BWV 117 192 100 97
Third cycle	After Trinity 1725: BWV 168 164 79 Liturgical year 1725–26: BWV 110 57 151 28 16 32 13 72 146 43 39 88 170 187 45 102 35 17 19 27 47 169 56 49 98 55 52 1727: BWV 82 84 34 173
Later and other	Picander cycle: BWV 149 188 197a 171 156 159 145 174 Late parodies: BWV 36 30 191 200 248 (I, II, III, IV, V, VI) 1083 Council election (Leipzig): BWV 119 193 29 120 69 (lost: 1139.1, 1140–1141) Wedding: BWV 34a 195 120a 197 Funeral: 157 244a Other: 194 190a 120b 51 158 50 Doubtful: 53 142 189 217 220 221 223 224
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