' (Arise, blaring tones of high-spirited trumpets),

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207.2 (previously BWV 207a), is a secular cantata composed by

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and likely premiered in 1735. It utilizes the music from the third movement of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major.

Composition

This cantata was composed for the

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of the Elector of Saxony, King

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which was celebrated on 3 August. The work was likely premiered in

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in 1735. It is largely based on an earlier secular cantata ''Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten'', BWV 207.1, which was first performed in 1726. It is counted among the works Bach wrote for celebrations of the

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, ''Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern''.

Scoring and structure

The cantata is scored for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soloists, four-part choir, three

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, two flauto traverso, two oboes d'amore, tenor oboe (taille),

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, two

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, and

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. The

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are as follows: #Chorus: ' #Recitative (tenor): ' #Aria (tenor): ' #Duet recitative (soprano and bass): ' #Duet aria (soprano and bass) and ritornello: ' #Recitative (alto): ' #Aria (alto): ' #Recitative (

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): ' #Chorus: ' #March

Recordings

* Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir,

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. ''J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 5''. Erato, 1996. *Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling. ''Edition Bachakademie Vol. 64''. Hänssler, 1995. *Kammerchor Stuttgart / Concerto Köln, Frieder Bernius. ''J.S. Bach Secular Cantatas BWV 206 & 207a''. Sony Classical, 1990. * Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki. ''J. S. Bach: Secular Cantatas, Vol. 9''. BIS, 2017.

References

External links

Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten, BWV 207.2
performance by the Netherlands Bach Society (video and background information) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Auf, schmetternde Tone der muntern Trompeten, BWV 207a Secular cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach