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Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by Bach (Lesson, PDF) for Classical Guitar


Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring (Cantata, BWV 147) by Bach arranged for classical guitar.

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Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is from his Cantata BWV 147 and arranged here for classical guitar. This is a great piece for gigs such as weddings (for the signing or the bride). I tried to keep true to the original but also keep it simple enough to sight-read at gigs. 

Here’s some more info via Wiki: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne) is the most common English title of the 10th movement of the cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life), BWV 147 composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1716 and 1723. A transcription by the English pianist Myra Hess (1890–1965) was published in 1926 for piano solo and in 1934 for piano duet. The British organist Peter Hurford made his organ transcription for the chorale movement as well. Today, it is often performed at wedding ceremonies as well as during Christian festive seasons like Christmas & Resurrection Sunday slowly and reverently. This is however, apparently in defiance to the effect suggested by Bach in his original scoring, for voices with trumpet, oboes, strings, and continuo. Written during his first year in Leipzig, Germany, this chorale movement is one of Bach’s most enduring works.

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