break bread hungry church composed leipzig performed june sunday trinity years earlier sunday bach taken office started cycle occasions year sunday trinity began second cycle consisting composed new work sunday trinity regarded cycle text collection attributed duke symmetrical structure seven movements typical collection beginning quotation culminating central quotation ending theme invocation grateful god gifts share bach set opening movement complex choral structure central movement simple solo bass voice traditionally considered voice jesus instrumentation strings including symbol poverty need possibly time bach scored history text bach composed sunday trinity sunday marks beginning second half year core issues faith doctrine explored bach taken office leipzig occasion responsible education performances regular services main churches town including started project composing sunday holiday year termed artistic undertaking largest scale started project sunday trinity exclusively compose based main lutheran hymn respective occasion years regular composition bach performed relative sunday trinity year later start fourth year office composed occasion prescribed readings sunday god love verses john gospel luke rich man luke bach occasion concentrated contrast rich poor second reflected theme grateful god gifts share according text taken collection attributed duke works collection set music court composer bach frequently performed start old testament quotation focus passage central movement organized text seven poetic movements divided distinct parts parts begin quotation bible bach taken prescribed readings starts quotation book begins quotation forms text central fourth movement derives words prophet love neighbour share god gifts second similarly deals thanks god gifts makes promise love neighbour share poet closed stanza hymn den ideas hymn sung melody codified setting geneva collection david geneva influenced secular song dire contained published bach performed june considered bach annual cycle leipzig second cycle lasted year according cycle date period beginning sunday trinity june lasting years notes bach attached personal significance particular day consequently sought parade work considerable substance structure scoring bach structured parts performed sermon begins chorus followed aria second begins central movement biblical quotation sung bass followed aria concluding bach scored vocal soprano alto bass choir baroque instrumental ensemble alto violins viola represent poverty need mood possibly time bach scored following table movements scoring follows bach keys time signatures taken symbol common time instruments shown separately winds strings playing shown music centred fourth movement words movements choral movements sections utilizing form old testament text movement long opening chorus follows words complex architecture sections section composed parts section begins exposition voices second section starts shift common time characterized texture fluid melody chorus returns triple meter final section includes movement combines elements follows text composition different ideas explains beginning movement text movement giving food shelter clothing seen divine transforming act charity section literally depicts distribution bread hungry distributing chords differing musical forces strings conducted notes opening chorus multi bars immense continues ninety bars time signature changes common time begin answered voices instruments old style bach counter subject suggest clothing naked bar time changes feature lead separated interlude coda sense relief opening sections comes conclusion und health shall spring forth second exposition glory lord shall reward final coda led und die releases energy explosion joy bass leads alto aria violin concludes aria conveys main images imitation ultimate scattering fertile seeds fourth movement sung bass voice jesus jesus said words paul wrote und good communicate forget style typical bach treatment words aria accompaniment repetitive ground bass soprano aria accompanied simple fluid vocal line times quality folk song penultimate movement alto accompanied dense strings closing choral die blessed mercy setting symmetrical predictable phrases half measures later movements flexibility imagination opening chorus phrase text translated music superb quality selected recordings listing taken selection provided bach website type choir orchestra roughly shown large group red background ensemble period instruments historically informed performance green background
Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39