jerusalem den jerusalem den praise lord jerusalem sacred composed leipzig inauguration new town council performed august bach composed year leipzig months taking office end service annual event celebrating inauguration new town council held monday august text anonymous poet includes verses excerpt german focused authority gift god thanks past prayer future help structured movements choral alternating orchestra large representative addition strings bach led performance performed place premiere june opening celebrating anniversary recorded mention leipzig anniversary history words bach served music director leipzig compose music major churches public municipal functions celebrated annual church service monday august democratic election ceremonial transfer office council members appointed service year texts related prescribed biblical gospel readings service bach count entire council employer listening probably civil servants representatives administration region notes opportunity bach sacred music direction present composer bach occasion leipzig early career written equivalent service surviving extant composed occasion partly lost composed occasion man der adapted earlier wedding homage probably adapted occasion text written unknown included verses lines german suit event written turned hymns praising god leipzig prosperity asking protect city future bach led performance august scoring structure bach structured movements choral movements frame movement alternating scored vocal soprano alto tenor bass choir orchestra playing violins viola following table movements scoring follows bach keys time signatures taken bach scholar symbol common time instruments shown separately winds strings playing shown music music written bach work scoring unusual characterised character attributes homage music opening chorus form french fanfare like trumpet bass bach created work musical terms corresponds sacred music type secular music court required time office final movements bach use simple forms emphasize work character church implying powers god supreme ruler entitled word opens french unusual featuring chorus faster middle section time style played king entourage entered performance bach music expresses similar respect authority town councils slow opening typical rhythms shows remarkable versus rest orchestra chorus appears middle section proclaiming verses jerusalem den praise lord jerusalem uses techniques paired entries coda section analysis bach probably instrumental piece composed earlier characteristic upward run word added later text addresses jerusalem leipzig congregation understood city introduces topic land blessed land fortunate city town blessed god reigns present rhythm introduce tenor aria vocal entry der good fortune people reference leipzig called bass stand dear city introduced concluded fanfare like trumpet line wind instruments add colour middle section unusual movement leipzig congregation alto aria die authority god gift accompanied minor mode movement presents high repeated notes beginning midway theme episodes conclusion movement movement effect trio soprano nun und acknowledge bring expresses thanks god gift burden people serving town council year succeed choral movement confirms der hat lord good things movement structured like aria opening repeat contrasting middle section long theme features trumpet melody played times movement voices enter lowest highest additional instruments lead climax middle section motifs played voices fanfare motif appears bach later bass aria und christmas bach scholar assumes reflecting secular character hunting signal fanfare movement derived earlier homage short alto finally established people adventurous ends ninth stanza german christ help people lord jesus christ prayer help preservation setting touches performance material survived score movements appear free space movement provides setting mentioning instruments play voice additional parts ending match opening selected recordings table excerpt selection bach website grouped roughly large red background bach choir dedicated bach music founded mid-20th century boys choir male voices medium size large red background bach orchestra dedicated bach music founded mid-20th century period instruments green background performed opening concert june celebrating years recorded mention leipzig anniversary line festival motto occasion stand dear city performed conducted
Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn, BWV 119