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It is not known how many motets Johann Sebastian Bach composed, because some have probably gone missing, and there are a few doubtful attributions among the surviving ones associated with him. There are six authenticated motets catalogued BWV 225–230. BWV 228 appears to have been written at Weimar, between 1708 and 1717, and the other five in Leipzig, between 1723 and 1727. A seventh motet, ''Ich lasse dich nicht'', BWV Anh. 159, which was formerly attributed to Bach's older cousin Johann Christoph Bach, appears to be one of Bach's earlier works, possibly composed during the Weimar period. Several of the motets were written for funerals. There is some uncertainty as to the extent that motets would have been called for in normal church services - there is evidence that it was considered an archaic form. The text of ''Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt'', BWV Anh. 160 (whether or not the piece is attributable to Bach) suggests a performance at Christmas. Another possible use is the suggestion of the scholar Christoph Wolff that some of the choral writing in the motets for example ''Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied'', would have been useful for training Bach's young singers.〔Wolff, Christoph. ''(Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician )'', p. 249 (W. W. Norton & Company 2001).〕 ==BWV 225–230== * ''ドイツ語:Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied'' (Sing unto the Lord a new song), BWV 225, is a motet in B-flat major scored for two four-part choirs (SATB) which was first performed in Leipzig around 1727. This motet uses Psalm 149:1–3 for its first movement, the third stanza of "Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren" (a 1530 hymn after Psalm 103 by Johann Gramann) for the second movement, and Psalm 150:2 and 6 for its third movement.〔BWV2a p. 228〕 * ''ドイツ語:Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf'' (The Spirit gives aid to our weakness), BWV 226, a motet in B-flat major scored for two four-part choirs, was performed in Leipzig in 1729 for the funeral of Johann Heinrich Ernesti. The text is taken from the Epistle to the Romans () and Martin Luther's third stanza to the hymn "ドイツ語:Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott" (1524). * ''ドイツ語:Jesu, meine Freude'' (Jesus, my joy), BWV 227, is a motet in E minor for five vocal parts composed in 1723 for the funeral of Johanna Maria Käsin, the wife of the town's postmaster. It takes its title from the hymn "Jesu, meine Freude" by Johann Franck on which it is based. The stanzas of the chorale are interspersed with passages from the Epistle to the Romans. The chorale melody on which several movements are is based was by Johann Crüger (1653). The German text is by Johann Franck, and dates from . * ''ドイツ語:Fürchte dich nicht'' (Do not fear), BWV 228, is a motet in A major for a funeral, set for double chorus and unspecified instruments playing colla parte. The work in two movements draws its text from the Book of Isaiah and a hymn by Paul Gerhardt. Traditionally, scholars believed that Bach composed it in Leipzig in 1726, while more recent scholarship suggests for stylistic reasons that it was already composed during Bach's Weimar period. It has been compared to another motet for double choir ''Ich lasse dich nicht'', BWV Anh. 159, which is possibly by Bach.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Bach Motets )〕 * ''ドイツ語:Komm, Jesu, komm'' (Come, Jesus, come), BWV 229, is a motet in G minor composed in Leipzig, which received its first performance by 1731–1732. * ''ドイツ語:Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden'' (Praise the Lord, all ye heathen), BWV 230, is a motet in C major scored for four voices, which draws its text from Psalm 117:1–2. Although some scholars have expressed doubts about the attribution to Bach, the work is generally regarded as a surviving motet by Bach. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of motets by Johann Sebastian Bach」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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