Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke (I am content in
my good fortune), BWV 84, is a church cantata by Johann
Sebastian Bach. He composed the solo cantata for
soprano in Leipzig for the third Sunday before Lent,
called Septuagesima. It is one of the few works called
cantata today which Bach called "Cantata" himself. He
had already composed two cantatas for the occasion in
earlier years, Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin, BWV
144, in 1724 and the chorale cantata Ich hab in Gottes
Herz und Sinn, BW...(+)
Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke (I am content in
my good fortune), BWV 84, is a church cantata by Johann
Sebastian Bach. He composed the solo cantata for
soprano in Leipzig for the third Sunday before Lent,
called Septuagesima. It is one of the few works called
cantata today which Bach called "Cantata" himself. He
had already composed two cantatas for the occasion in
earlier years, Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin, BWV
144, in 1724 and the chorale cantata Ich hab in Gottes
Herz und Sinn, BWV 92, in 1725.
As in the earlier years, the cantata text is related to
the Gospel in the general way that the Christian should
be content with his share of good fortune, without envy
of others who may seem more fortunate. The title and
the text show similarities to Picander's Ich bin
vergnügt mit meinem Stande ("I am content with my
position"), published in 1728. It is unclear if both
texts are by Picander, or if Picander based his on a
former one, or if Picander's was already available at
the time of the composition but was changed. As Klaus
Hofmann observes, the thoughts are in the spirit of the
beginning Enlightenment, "praise of frugality, of
modesty with that which God has allocated to us, of
satisfaction, of lack of envy towards others". The
language is no longer the "rhetorical pathos of baroque
poetry", but "radicality and artistry of the imagery.
The language is simple and terse; it is rational rather
than figurative."
Source: Wikipedia
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_vergn%C3%BCgt_mit
_meinem_Gl%C3%BCcke,_BWV_84)
Although originally scored for a soprano soloist, oboe,
two violins, viola, and basso continuo, I created this
arrangement for Flute, Oboe & Strings (2 Violins, Viola
& Cello).
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