Cantatas nos. 173-175

**Johann Sebastian Bach** (composer 1685-1750) composed his Cantatas nos. 173-175 in Leipzig as chorale church cantatas, each generally scored in six or seven movements.

BWV 173 entitled *Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut* (Exalted flesh and blood) based it on a congratulatory cantata Durchlauchtster Leopold (BWV 173a) first Performance 29 May 1724, however, that version is lost so this is from the 1727 version.
The 6 Movements/Sections
1. Recitative: Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut
2. Aria: Ein geheiligtes Gemüte
3. Aria: Gott will, o ihr Menschenkinder
4. Aria: So hat Gott die Welt geliebt
5. Aria: Unendlichster, den man doch Vater nennt
6. Chorus: Rühre, Höchster, unsern Geist

BWV 174 entitled *Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte* (I love the Highest with my entire being) based on text written by Picander (1728) was composed for the second day of Pentecost and first performed it on 6 June 1729.
1. Sinfonia
2. Aria (alto): Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte
3. Recitative (tenor): O Liebe, welcher keine gleich
4. Aria (bass): Greifet zu, faßt das Heil
5. Chorale: Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr

BWV 175 entitled *Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen* (He calls His sheep by name) based on texts of Christiana Mariana von Ziegler was composed for the third day of Pentecost and first performed it on 22 May 1725.
7 Movements/Sections
1. Recitative (tenor): Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen
2. Aria (alto): Komm, leite mich
3. Recitative (tenor): Wo find ich dich?
4. Aria (tenor): Es dünket mich, ich seh dich kommen
5. Recitative (alto, bass): Sie vernahmen aber nicht
6. Aria (bass): Öffnet euch, ihr beiden Ohren
7. Chorale: Nun, werter Geist, ich folg dir


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The Viennese **Edwin F. Kalmus** (b. Vienna 15 Dec 1893–d. New York 30 Apr 1989) founded a music publishing house in New York United States in 1926 concentrating on publishing classical musical works that had entered the public domain and making them widely available in inexpensive miniature reprint editions. However in 1976, the Kalmus company sold the study score, vocal, piano and chamber music titles to Belwin-Mills. The Kalmus Study Scores are a series of reduced size (mostly 5.25 by 7 inches) full scores in an easy-to-read format.