Bach: Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Editor: Werner Neumann Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, SATB Choir Originally for: SATB Choir, Chamber Orchestra Work: Jesu, der du meine Seele (Cantata for 14th Sunday after Trinity), BWV 78 Binding: Work Languages: English, German ISMN: 9790006490592 Size: 7.5 x 10.6 inches Pages: 43 Urtext / Critical Edition Description The cantata Jesu, der du meine Seele is one of the famous cycle of chorale cantatas which Bach wrote during the second year of his Leipzig appointment. It was probably performed for the first time on 10 September 1724, the fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, in one of the principal Leipzig churches. The text is based on Johann Rist's at that time widely known hymn of 1641. As in most of the cantatas of this cycle, the corner-stones are provided by the first and last verses, which appear in an unaltered form; whereas the middle verses were freely remodelled as arias and recitatives.