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EDITION WILHELM HANSEN KP01266
Hans Abrahamsen J.S. Bach
BEFIEHL DU DEINE WEGE A CHORALE ARRANGED FOR
15 INSTRUMENTS
Full Score
Hans Abrahamsen 1991
J.S. Bach
BEFIEHL DU DEINE WEGE BWV 272
A Chorale arranged for 15 Instruments
Full Score
Ensemble 1 Flute 1 Oboe 1 Clarinet in B 1 Bassoon 1 Horn in F 1 Trumpet in B 1 Trombone (tenor) 1 Vibraphone (motor off) 1 Harp 1 Piano 1 Violin I 1 Violin II 1 Viola 1 Violoncello 1 Double Bass (four strings) (Double Bass harmonics are octave transposed, like the ordinary Db. notes)
The score is written in transposition
Dedicated to Poul Ruders
Duration approx. 6 minutes
Hans Abrahamsen / J.S. Bach: BEFIEHL DU DEINE WEGE The Bach-chorale gradually emerges behind two initial melody-fragments, which are borrowed from Poul Ruders: FOUR DANCES IN ONE MOVEMENT, the last three bars: Vl. 1, harmonics
Fl.
Vl. 2, ordinario
The Bach-chorale (seen below) is one out of three that Bach composed / arranged with this title; BEFIEHL DU DEINE WEGE, melody by B. Gesius (1603), chorale harmonization by J.S. Bach, BWV 272 (1784) (in the arrangement the Bach-chorale is transposed to B minor)
The other two settings by Bach of BEFIEHL DU DEINE WEGE are based on the perhaps more well-known melody by Hassler: BEFIEHL DU DEINE WEGE, melody by H.L. Hassler (1601)
My arrangement was originally conceived as a sonic “after-thought”, to follow immediately after the performance of Poul Ruders: FOUR DANCES IN ONE MOVEMENT, but it may also be played separately. Hans Abrahamsen
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CHORALE, Befiel Du Deine Wege Adagio ( = 44) (tutti poco (1. Verse)
sempre)
Adagio ( = 44) (tutti poco
sempre)
J.S. Bach, arr. Hans Abrahamsen 1991 1
Flauto
Oboe
Clarinetto in Si
Fagotto
Corno in Fa
Tromba in Do
Trombone ten.
Vibrafono
Arpa
Pianoforte
Violino 1
Violino 2 all strings con sord. Viola con sord. Violoncello
Contrabbasso
Copyright Š 2002 by Edition Wilhelm Hansen, Copenhagen
3
4b
A
2
Fl.
Ob.
Cl. in Si
Fg.
con sord. Cor. in Fa
con sord. Tr. in Do
con sord. Trb.t.
Vibr.
Arpa
Pf.
con sord.
Vl. 1
con sord. Vl. 2
con sord. Va.
Vc.
Cb.
4
8 Fl.
Ob.
Cl. in Si
Fg.
Cor. in Fa
Tr. in Do
Trb.t.
Vibr.
Arpa
Pf.
Vl. 1
Vl. 2
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
5
12b Fl.
Ob.
Cl. in Si
Fg.
Cor. in Fa
Tr. in Do
Trb.t.
Vibr.
Arpa
Pf.
Vl. 1
Vl. 2
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
(2. Verse)
B
1
6
16b
2
C
Fl.
Ob.
Cl. in Si
Fg.
Cor. in Fa
Tr. in Do
Trb.t.
Vibr.
Arpa
Pf.
Vl. 1
Vl. 2
Va.
Vc.
con sord. Cb.
7
20 Fl.
Ob.
Cl. in Si
Fg.
Cor. in Fa
Tr. in Do
Trb.t.
Vibr.
Arpa
Pf.
Vl. 1
Vl. 2
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
8
24b Fl.
Ob.
Cl. in Si
Fg.
Cor. in Fa
Tr. in Do
Trb.t.
Vibr.
Arpa
Pf.
Vl. 1
Vl. 2
Va.
Vc.
Cb.
(3. Verse)
D
1
9
28b
E
2
Fl.
Ob.
Cl. in Si
Fg.
Cor. in Fa
Tr. in Do
Trb.t.
Vibr.
Arpa
poco
Pf.
Vl. 1
Vl. 2
Va.
pizz. Vc.
Cb.
arco
10
32 Fl.
Ob.
Cl. in Si
Fg.
via sord. Cor. in Fa via sord. Tr. in Do
via sord. Trb.t.
Vibr.
Arpa
Pf.
Vl. 1
Vl. 2
Va.
pizz.
arco
Vc.
pizz. Cb.
arco
11
36b
(4. Verse)
F
1
Fl.
Ob.
Cl. in Si
Fg.
senza sord. Cor. in Fa
senza sord. Tr. in Do
senza sord. Trb.t.
Vibr.
Arpa
Pf.
(con sord.)
Vl. 1 (con sord.)
Vl. 2 (con sord.) Va.
(con sord.) Vc. (con sord.)
Cb.
12
40b
G
2
Fl.
Ob.
Cl. in Si
Fg.
Cor. in Fa
Tr. in Do
Trb.t.
Vibr.
Arpa
poco
Pf.
Vl. 1
Vl. 2
Va.
pizz. Vc.
Cb.
arco
13
44 Fl.
Ob.
Cl. in Si
Fg.
Cor. in Fa
Tr. in Do
Trb.t.
Vibr.
Arpa
Pf.
Vl. 1
Vl. 2
Va.
pizz.
arco
Vc.
pizz. Cb.
arco
KP01266 ISBN 978-87-598-7522-3