Download or read book Bach: Arias for Soprano in Baroque Pitch written by Johann Bach and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-21 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben (St. Matthew Passion); Bereitet die Wege (Cantata 132); Bete aber auch dabei (Cantata 115); Bist du bei mir (attrib. Bach); Blute nur (St. Matthew Passion); Et exultavit (Magnificat); Ich folge dir (St. John Passion); Ich will dir mein Herze schenken (St. Matthew Passion); Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (Cantata 51); Komm in mein Herzens-Haus (Cantata 80); Liebster Gott, erbarme dich (Cantata 179); Mein gläubiges Herze (Cantata 68); Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen (Christmas Oratorio); Quia respexit (Magnificat); Schafe können sicher weiden (Cantata 208); Tief gebückt und voller Reue (Cantata 199); Zerfliesse, mein Herze (St. John Passion).In this collection of soprano arias by Bach, the music has been transposed down a semitone from the original keys, to allow singers to rehearse at baroque pitch (A = 415 Hz) when accompanied by a modern piano tuned to concert pitch (A = 440 Hz). Although there was no fixed standard of pitch in the 18th century, it was certainly lower (sometimes considerably so) than modern concert pitch, and there is no doubt that vocal music of the period sits more comfortably on both ear and voice when sung at baroque pitch. This selection of arias includes most of the well known soprano solos from the great choral works, plus some of the frequently sung arias from the cantatas. The music has been chosen from scores available on the Schubertline website, but the arias have been extensively re-edited with reference to urtext sources. Tempo and dynamic markings are original unless shown within square brackets.