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我喜歡的作曲家,音樂之父:巴赫

作者:同往錫安  於 2011-1-3 16:15 發表於 最熱鬧的華人社交網路--貝殼村

作者分類:音樂|通用分類:音樂欣賞

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跟朋友談起巴赫,無疑他是有史以來最偉大的音樂家。他的作品雖被歸納於巴洛克風格,但卻與巴洛克風格不盡相同。巴赫的音樂充滿敬虔,睿智,深思,這與他對神的敬虔與愛慕分不開。巴赫一生都活在路德教派的價值觀中,受教育、成長、謀職、創作,因此他終其一生追求內省的、靈里的體驗,以音樂和上帝溝通。對於巴赫來說,他的音樂是種探究真理的過程,而真理,正是他所追尋的。他以創作來榮耀上帝。有人說,不論你有沒有信仰,如果無法站在一個信徒的角度來聆聽巴赫,恐怕永遠找不到通往巴赫內心深處的鑰匙。他的音樂雖然很多時候採用復調,卻永遠有種純粹與和諧,讓心安靜,沉思。歌德說:「聆聽巴赫彷佛聆聽永恆與和諧的對話,有如在創世之前上帝的懷抱中。」這話一點不假。


巴赫的"Jesu, nun sei gepreiset"(Jesus now be praised)被稱為最好的合唱(Best Cantata),歌曲作於1724年1月1日,因此在新年的時候常常被演唱。歌曲氣勢宏偉。歌詞也非常棒。共六章,包括合唱,詠嘆調,吟誦,讚美。

第一節,聽號角吹響,新的一年踩著鼓點來臨。神保守我們安度過去的一年,在新的一年開始之際,我們也把自己交到他手裡,求他繼續保守我們的身體與靈魂,直到永遠。

1. Chorus
Jesus, now be praised
at this new year
for Your goodness, revealed to us
in all necessity and danger,
that we have reached
this new joyful time,
that soars full of grace
and eternal blessedness;
that we, in peaceful stillness
have completed the old year.
We wish to give ourselves to You
now and for ever,
protect body, soul and life
from henceforth throughout the whole year!

2. Aria S
Let us, o highest God, complete the year,
so that its end be like this beginning.
  May Your hand remain with us,
  so that later, at the close of the year,
  with an abundance of blessings,
  we will, as now, sing a Hallelujah.

3. Recitative A
Ah! Your hand, Your blessing must alone
be the A and O, the beginning and the end.
You carry life in Your hand,
and our days are circumscribed by You;
Your eye rests upon city and country;
You number our blessings and know our sorrows,
Ah! grant of both,
what Your wisdom wills,
as Your mercy prompts You.

4. Aria T
As far as You have ordained noble peace
for our bodies and conditions,
so grant the soul Your sanctifying Word.
  When we encounter this blessing,
  we are hallowed here,
  and chosen ones there!

5. Recitative B and Chorus
Yet since the enemy day and night
watches for our harm
and wishes to disturb our rest,
so may You, o Lord God, attend,
when we pray with devout intention:
 - crush Satan under our feet. -
Thus we shall remain, to your glory,
Your chosen sanctuary
and can also, after suffering and sorrow
depart from here to blessedness  

6. Chorale
Yours alone is the honor,
Yours alone is the glory;
teach us patience in suffering,
direct all our actions,
until we happily depart
into the eternal heavenly kingdom,
to true peace and joy,
like the holy ones of God.
To that end do with us all
according to Your pleasure:
thus sings today earnestly
the faithful Christian flock
and wishes with voice and heart
for a blessed new year.

第一章:合唱

第四章:男高音詠嘆調


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