Praise thou the Lord, o my spirit BWV 143
Cantata for soloists, choir and orchestra

Little is known about the genesis of “Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele” BWV 143.

A transcription from the 19th century was for a long time considered the only source; the musical text of the “New Bach Edition” was based on this material. Recently however a copy of the score from 1762 has become available. It offers a more reliable musical text, rendering a complete revision of the cantata necessary. 

On the basis of this new source, the work is presented here as part of the “New Bach Edition – Revised” in what is presumably its original form in C major with three trumpets. This orchestration is more typical of Bach’s writing than the version for three horns in the surviving B-flat major version.

- Revised Urtext edition of the Weimar Cantata

- Based on the “New Bach Edition – Revised” 

Edition no.:	TP 1143
ISMN:	9790006205332
Composer / Author:	Bach, Johann Sebastian
Title:	Praise thou the Lord, o my spirit BWV 143
	Cantata for soloists, choir and orchestra
	Urtext of the New Bach Edition - Revised Edition
Detailed instrumentation:	Soprano solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Mixed choir (SATB), Trumpet (2), Kettledrum, Bassoon, Violin (2), Viola, Basso continuo
Editor:	Glöckner, Andreas
Foreword / Introduction:	Glöckner, Andreas
Product format:	Study score, Urtext edition
Language(s) of work:	German
Language(s) of text:	German, English
Publisher:	Bärenreiter
Binding:	Stapled
Print run:	1st printing 2012
Pages / Format:	VIII, 32 S. - 22,5 x 16,5 cm
Weight:	96 g