Abrahamsen J. S. BACH BEFIEHL DU DEINE WEGE

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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