Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Editor: Rainer Weber Format: Vocal Score Instrumentation: SATB Choir Work: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230 Binding: Work Languages: English, German ISMN: 9790004173718 Size: 7.5 x 10.6 inches Pages: 32 PDF Preview Description Motets account for a rather small work group within the great number of sacred vocal works composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Only six motets have survived; their most striking feature being their mostly double-chorus texture, often without a verifiable instrumental or continuo accompaniment. They were presumably written at the beginning of Bach's time in Leipzig, i.e. after 1723.The present work, Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, is one of only two motets by Bach in which the entire text comes from the Bible, in this case the two verses of Psalm 117.