- Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr', BWV 676
[5:16]
Bach again takes the word "Trinity" literally and constructs a scintillating trio. The sixteenth-note accompanimental pattern derives from the
chorale, but then the chorale appears in dotted quarters, two phrases on the lower manual, two phrases on the upper manual; a phrase on the upper,
another on the lower, and it finally appears in the pedal, echoed by the upper manual. The registration never changes, but great variety occurs due to
Bach's cleverness.
Midi File available.
Instrument:
Casavant, Opus 3246 (1975) at Grace Lutheran Church, Champaign, Illinois - Samples by Brett Milan
- Chorale Text
German:
Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr'
Und Dank für seine Gnade,
Darum dass nun und nimmermehr
Uns rühren kann kein Schade.
Ein Wohgefalln Gott an uns hat,
Nun ist gross Fried ohn Unterlass,
All Fehd hat nun ein Ende.
--Nicolaus Decius, 1539
English:
All glory be to God on High,
Who hath our race befriended!
To us no harm shall now come nigh,
The feud at last is ended:
God showeth His goodwill toward men,
And peace shall dwell on earth again;
Oh thank Him for His goodness.
--Catherine Winkworth, 1865
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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