Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden
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Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden (Praise the Lord, all ye heathen, BWV 230) is a motet
by Johann Sebastian Bach
. It draws its text from Psalm 117
verses 1–2.
Motet
In classical music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions.-Etymology:The name comes either from the Latin movere, or a Latinized version of Old French mot, "word" or "verbal utterance." The Medieval Latin for "motet" is motectum, and the Italian...
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
. It draws its text from Psalm 117
Psalm 117
Psalm 117 is the 117th psalm of the Book of Psalms. With just two verses and sixteen words in Hebrew, it is the shortest of all 150 psalms.It is the 595th of the 1,189 chapters of the King James Version of the Bible making it the middle chapter. It is also the shortest chapter in this version of...
verses 1–2.
External links
- Information on the work on www.bach-cantatas.com
- English and German texts at Emmanuel Music