From the deep, Lord, cried I, Lord, to thee (Version in A minor) Cantata for a penitential service by Johann Sebastian Bach 4-Part - Sheet Music

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, oboe, bassoon, violin, 2 violas, basso continuo (Soli SATB, Coro SATB, Ob, Fg, Vl, 2 Va, Bc)

SKU: CA.3113169

Cantata for a penitential service. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. German title: Aus Der Tiefen Rufe Ich (In A). Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Special days. Set of parts. Composed 1707. BWV 131. Duration 24 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.131/69. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3113169).

ISBN 9790007136734. 9 x 12 inches. Key: A minor. Language: German/English.

In the early cantata "From the deep, Lord, cried I, Lord, to Thee" BWV 131, Bach has the strings, voices and organ all notated in choir pitch, while the winds are notated in low chamber pitch. Bach's score is thus bitonal: the winds are in A minor, all the other parts in G minor. Any transposition of the score to a single key leads to compromises. For example, the choral bass in G minor is very low (up to C), but in A minor it is quite high (up to E2). Carus offers both variants (G minor: Carus 31.131/00, A minor: Carus 31.131/50). A performance using both sets of voices, maintaining the original tuning disposition, is also possible.