Salomon Franck
-- Aliases: Salomo Franck
Franck was born in Weimar. After studying law and theology at Jena he held government posts at Zwickau, Arnstadt, Jena and Weimar, where he died.[1] Records show that, as of 1702, Franck was secretary of the high Consistory, managing the numismatic collection and the library records for the court of Duke of Saxe-Weimar, William Ernest. Franck had already written several secular cantata texts prior to his association with Johann Sebastian Bach, e.g. Himmelsflammende Wunschopfer, which was performed at Weimar castle in 1697. Franck also wrote many sacred texts. His earliest church-cantata texts were written in the older form, consisting of verses from the Bible and strophic songs.
Born: 6 March 1659
Died: 11 July 1725
Biography
Franck was born in Weimar. After studying law and theology at Jena he held government posts at Zwickau, Arnstadt, Jena and Weimar, where he died.
Franck wrote the text for Bach's earliest secular cantata (1713), Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208; other texts set by Bach include those of the cantatas BWV 31, BWV 70a, BWV 72, BWV 80, BWV 132, BWV 147, BWV 152, BWV 155, BWV 161, BWV 163, BWV 164, BWV 165, BWV 168, BWV 182, BWV 185, and BWV 186a.[4] He also most likely wrote the text for BWV 12, BWV 172 and BWV 21. Template:Wikipedia
Musical settings of literary works
Settings of text by Salomon Franck
- Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, BWV 132 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Erschallet, ihr Lieder, BWV 172 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet, BWV 164 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Komm, du süße Todesstunde, BWV 161 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange, BWV 155 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Nur jedem das Seine, BWV 163 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- O heilges Geist und Wasserbad, BWV 165 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde (Georg Melchior Hoffmann)
- Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort, BWV 168 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Publications
- Madrigalische Seelen-Lust über das heilige Leiden unsers Erlösers (1697)
- Cycle of cantatas for the Liturgical year 1714/1715: Evangelisches Andachts-Opffer
- Cycle of cantatas for the Liturgical year 1715/1716: Evangelische Seelen-Lust
- Cycle of cantatas for the Liturgical year 1716/1717: Evangelische Sonn- und Fest-Tages-Andachten
- Heliconische Ehren-, Liebes- und Trauer-Fackeln, Weimar, Jena (1718)
External links
- Works by Salomon Franck in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)