
Kuhnau: Lobe den Herren, meine Seele
Composer: Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722) Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, SATB Choir Originally for: SATB Choir, Chamber Orchestra Work: Lobe den Herren, meine Seele (Cantata after Psalm 103) Binding: Work Language: German ISMN: 9790004186695 Size: 7.5 x 10.6 inches Pages: 20 Urtext / Critical Edition Look Inside! PDF Preview Description The date of composition of the cantata Lobe den Herren, meine Seele can only be conjectured. However, several indications suggest an early composition, possibly during Kuhnau's stay in Zittau. The work is one of only two known cantatas by Kuhnau in which cornetti are scored – the second work is the cantata Christ lag in Todes-Banden (PB 32034) –, even so in combination with three trombones as an early baroque wind section. in addition, the musical texture of the introductory "Sonata" can certainly be understood as a reminiscence of the polychorality known from the Renaissance and early Baroque as well as their