The Revision
The revision begins, based on the Complete Cantatas of J. S. Bach from Bärenreiter, the study score in 19 volumes.
The Complete Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, Bärenreiter 2007; Catalog number TP2004
Alphabetic index of the Complete Cantatas
BWV index of the Complete Cantatas
Today marks the start of the revision of all files on JSBChorales.net. This edition presents the cantatas in the order of the church calendar so the chorales from the cantatas will be uploaded in that order. For this 'definitive' revision (hopefully) I am starting this new page and am keeping the old corrections page as this archive. I will focus first on the four-part chorales, and leave the other, more complex chorales until after the four-part harmonizations are complete.
Each time a new upload occurs, all sets will be updated. New pdf sets will contain the new layout with the tenor part in the one octave down G clef. This file will now be the one linked on the pdf column of the list pages; the chorale with the tenor in the bass clef will be included in the sets, with the suffix 'f' (for F clef) in the file name. It will not be linked on the pages, but is included because it may be easier for keyboard players to read. Until the chorale is updated, the original file name will be the file with the tenor in bass clef; the change to the G clef tenor will not occur until the upload of the new revision.I know this will be confusing; unrevised pdfs will have tenor in bass clef, updated pdfs will have the tenor in the octave down G clef. A way around this would be to wait to upload the pdfs until the entire revision is complete but I would prefer to make the files available as they are done. Another solution would be to keep the bass clef file with the original name, and make a new name for the G clef file. However, this would entail changing every pdf name in my entire database and on every page of the web site - not feasible.
When the entire revision is complete, the standard file name will have the chorale with the tenor in octave down G clef, and the pdf with the tenor in bass clef will have an 'f' added to the name.
006206.pdf - tenor in octave down G clef
006206f.pdf - tenor in bass or F clef.
I am very excited about this project, mostly because I have wanted the set of full cantata scores for about 13 years, when I discovered them in the San Francisco Public Library. I am so happy that Bärenreiter has made this study score available. The link is at about the middle of the page, under "Highlights of our Program."
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