The heavens laugh, the earth exults in gladness (Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret)

Cantata for Easter Sunday

By Johann Sebastian Bach

The heavens laugh, the earth exults in gladness (Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Instrument:

Voice

Choir

Piano and Keyboard

Ensemble:

3-Part

Mixed Choir

SSATB

STB

Format:

Part

Series:

Stuttgart Urtext Edition

Publisher:

Carus Verlag

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STB vocal soli, SSATB choir, oboe, 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violin, 2 viola, basso continuo, [2 oboes, taille, bassoon]
Cantata for Easter Sunday. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Michael Marker. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. German title: Der Himmel Lacht, Die Erde Jubilieret. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Easter and Eastertide. Single Part, Organ. Composed 1715. BWV 31. 16 pages. Duration 24 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.031/49. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3103149).

Item Number: CA.3103149

ISBN 9790007205515. Language: German/English.

The words are based on the Easter Gospel, the account of the Resurrection of Jesus, which is first joyfully celebrated. Then follows a call to the faithful: every Christian must make the Resurrection a reason to renew himself spiritually, so as to complete a kind of inner Resurrection himself. For his scoring - which changed slightly from performance to performance - Bach called upon a five-part choir, three trumpets and timpani, three oboes, taille and bassoon, strings and basso continuo. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3103100.