A Conductor’s Guide and a New Edition of Christoph Graupner's Wo Gehet Jesus Hin?, GWV 1119/39 Item Type text; Electronic Dissertation Authors Seal, Kevin Michael Publisher The University of Arizona. Rights Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction, presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. Download date 09/10/2021 06:03:50 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/645781 A CONDUCTOR'S GUIDE AND A NEW EDITION OF CHRISTOPH GRAUPNER'S WO GEHET JESUS HIN?, GWV 1119/39 by Kevin M. Seal __________________________ Copyright © Kevin M. Seal 2020 A Document Submitted to the Faculty of the FRED FOX SCHOOL OF MUSIC In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2020 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GRADUATE COLLEGE As members of the Doctor of Musical Arts Document Committee, we certify that we have read the document prepared by: Kevin Michael Seal titled: A CONDUCTOR'S GUIDE AND A NEW EDITION OF CHRISTOPH GRAUPNER'S WO GEHET JESUS HIN, GWV 1119/39 and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the document requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts. Bruce Chamberlain _________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________Aug 7, 2020 Bruce Chamberlain _________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________Aug 3, 2020 John T Brobeck _________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________Aug 7, 2020 Rex A. Woods Final approval and acceptance of this document is contingent upon the candidate’s submission of the final copies of the document to the Graduate College. We hereby certify that we have read this document prepared under our direction and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the document requirement. Bruce Chamberlain _________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________Aug 7, 2020 Bruce Chamberlain Document Committee Co-Chair Fred Fox School of Music _________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________Aug 3, 2020 John T Brobeck Document Committee Co-Chair Fred Fox School of Music 3 Acknowledgements There are many people without whom this project would not have been conceived or realized. First, and most important, I would like to thank my committee co-chair, Dr. Bruce Chamberlain, for working tirelessly to instill in all his students the importance of scholarship in musical performance. I would also like to thank committee co-chair Dr. John Brobeck, as well as committee members Prof. Rex Woods, and Dr. Pamela Decker. It is only through the guidance of these individuals that this project was able to come to fruition. There are also many whom have assisted in stimulating my interest in music and historical music. In particular, thank you to Dean Applegate and Dr. Lyn Loewi for exposing me to great music and teaching me to never compromise quality in music-making. Thank you as well to Dr. Matthew Mehaffey, Dr. Dean Billmeyer, and Kathy Saltzman Romey, all of the University of Minnesota, who helped to guide me towards the beauty of the German Baroque and sparked a passion for the music of the 1700s. I would also like to thank those researchers who have gone before me and laid important ground work that is essential in studying any aspect of Christoph Graupner's music. Last but certainly not least, I would like to thank my family for their constant patience and support. Thank you to Bonnie and Jim Seal, my parents, for providing both emotional and financial support through this degree process, and thank you especially to my wife, Elizabeth Seal, who has sacrificed much to give me the opportunity to complete this research. 4 CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES..........................................................................................................................6 LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES...............................................................................................7 ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................................9 . CHAPTER 1. THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF CHRISTOPH GRAUPNER...............................10 A. Early Life and Studies (1683-1705)...........................................................................................10 B. The Hamburg Years (1706-1709)..............................................................................................14 C. Darmstadt (1709-1760)..............................................................................................................18 D. Graupner's Music.......................................................................................................................24 CHAPTER 2. THE GERMAN PROTESTANT CHURCH CANTATA.................................28 A. Factors which Influenced the Development of the German Protestant Church Cantata.............28 B. The Birth of the German Protestant Church Cantata..................................................................31 C. Textual Sources.........................................................................................................................36 D. The Cantata in Darmstadt During Graupner's Tenure................................................................39 CHAPTER 3. WO GEHET JESUS HIN?...................................................................................43 A. Manuscript Sources...................................................................................................................43 B. Textual Sources and Librettists for Graupner's Church Cantatas...............................................44 C. Musical Style.............................................................................................................................46 i. The Galant.......................................................................................................................46 ii. Liturgical Opera? Operatic Influence in Graupner's Church Cantatas............................50 D. Wo Gehet Jesus Hin?.................................................................................................................53 5 i. Background Information.................................................................................................53 ii. Analysis of Individual Movements................................................................................56 CHAPTER 4. PERFORMANCE PRACTICE CONSIDERATIONS.....................................77 A. Historical Performing Conditions in Darmstadt.........................................................................78 i. A Brief History of the Hofkapelle from 1666-1758.........................................................78 ii. Tuning and Pitch in Darmstadt.......................................................................................82 B. Performance Practice Considerations for Modern Performers...................................................85 i. Vocal Performance Practice Issues..................................................................................85 ii. Modern vs. Baroque Era Bowed String Instruments.......................................................86 iii. Basso Continuo.............................................................................................................90 CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION....................................................................................................96 APPENDIX: WO GEHET JESUS HIN?, SCORE AND PARTS..............................................99 SOURCES...................................................................................................................................217 6 LIST OF TABLES 1.1 The Graupner Werke Verzeichnis Catalogue.....................................................................27 2.1 The Liturgical Order at the Darmstadt Schlosskirche.........................................................41 3.1 Graupner's Operas in Hamburg: 1707-1709.......................................................................52 3.2 Overall Form and Structure of Wo gehet Jesus hin?...........................................................54 3.3 Text and Translation of Wo gehet Jesus hin?......................................................................55 3.4 Period Phrase Structure of the "A" Section of Movement II...............................................61 7 LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES 3.1 First Theme from the "A" Section of Movement II (mm. 1-8)............................................47 3.2 Second Theme from the "A" Section of Movement II (mm. 15-18)....................................48 3.3 Primary Theme from Movement V (mm. 1-3)....................................................................49 3.4 Secondary Theme from Movement V (mm. 53-56)............................................................49 3.5 The Opening Measures of Movement I (mm. 1-4)..............................................................57 3.6 Sustained "Halo" Effect in the Strings, Movement I (mm. 9-11)........................................58 3.7 Textual Illumination in the Vocal Part and String Texture Changes at the End of Movement I (mm. 15-18)...............................................................................58 3.8 The Opening Bars of Movement II (mm. 1-6)....................................................................60