Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110

Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110 is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. The title means "May our mouth be filled with laughter and our tongue full of praise " in English.^[1] Bach wrote the cantata in 1725. Georg Christian Lehms wrote the text. It was written for Christmas day.^[2]

Music and structure

The cantata has seven movements.^[2] The first movement is based on the overture of Bach's fourth Orchestral suite.^[3] It is written for SATB chorus and soloists, three trumpets, a timpani, two oboes, two flutes, string ensemble, and basso continuo.^[2]

Chorus: Unser Mund sei voll Lachens
Aria: Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen
Recitative: Dir, Herr, ist niemand gleich
Aria: Ach Herr, was ist ein Menschenkind
Duet: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
Aria: Wacht auf, ihr Adern und ihr Glieder
Choral: Alleluja! Gelobt sei Gott

References

↑ Browne, Francis. "Cantata BWV 110 - English Translation [Parallel Format]". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Dürr, Alfred (2006). The Cantatas of J. S. Bach: With Their Librettos in German-English Parallel Text. Oxford University Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-19-929776-4.
↑ Kalisch, Volker (1996). "VON LACHENDER MUSIK, VOM LACHEN IN DER MUSIK". Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (1991-). 157 (1): 6–11. ISSN 0945-6945.

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[bach-cantatas-lyrics-1] Browne, Francis. "Cantata BWV 110 - English Translation [Parallel Format]". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[durr-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Dürr, Alfred (2006). The Cantatas of J. S. Bach: With Their Librettos in German-English Parallel Text. Oxford University Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-19-929776-4.

[kalisch-3] Kalisch, Volker (1996). "VON LACHENDER MUSIK, VOM LACHEN IN DER MUSIK". Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (1991-). 157 (1): 6–11. ISSN 0945-6945.

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