Meine Freundin, du bist schön (Bach, Johann Christoph)

		Composition Year 1676 Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 4 voices, mixed chorus, strings, continuo; For voices and chorus with strings; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring string ensemble; Scores with basso continuo; German language

Sheet Music

• Parts (1)

Parts

 Complete parts
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Publisher Info.:

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Work of an 18th century copyist; unlikely to be original parts.

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General Information

Work Title	Meine Freundin du bist Schön
Alternative Title

Composer	Bach, Johann Christoph
Key	G minor
Year/Date of Composition	1676
Librettist	Songs of Solomon, possibly altered by J.C. Bach?
Language	German
Piece Style	Baroque
Instrumentation	Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, bass + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: violin, 3 violas + continuo

Misc. Comments

Wedding music.
Contains the famous ciaconna "Mein Freund is Mein" for Alto, solo violin and viol consort.
The text is originally from the Songs of Solomon, but sometimes slightly altered for the piece in question, possibly by J.C. Bach himself.