Translation - German-English - Ist auch die Anlehnung an Bach nicht immer so...

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Ist auch die Anlehnung an Bach nicht immer so...

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milkman

Source language: German

Ist auch die Anlehnung an Bach nicht immer so deutlich wie in der Motette Aus tiefer Not oder in etlichen weiteren ebenfalls wÃ¤hrend der Zeit der groÃŸen mehr als zweijÃ¤hrigen Bildungsreise durch Europa entstandenen choralgebundenen Kompositionen, Kantaten vor allem, so bildet sie dennoch in vielen, zumal geistlichen Vokalwerken eine wichtige Schicht der kompositorischen Faktur. Mendelssohns erstes Oratorium Paulus orientiert sich nicht nur in seiner formalen Disposition, in der Balance zwischen ChÃ¶ren, Arien und Rezitativen, an der MatthÃ¤us-Passion in jener Form, wie sie 1829 zur AuffÃ¼hrung gebracht wurde, sondern nÃ¤hert sich auch hinsichtlich der eingefÃ¼gten ChoralsÃ¤tze, obwohl deren Erscheinungsbild sich im Verlauf des Werkes zunehmend von jenem Bachscher ChoralsÃ¤tze ent-fernt, dem Vorbild. Nicht zufÃ¤llig wurden gerade die ChorÃ¤le im Paulus bei einigen zeitgenÃ¶ssischen Kritikern zum Stein des AnstoÃŸes, obwohl das Werk im ganzen sich hÃ¶chsten Lobes erfreute.

Title	Even if the imitation of Bach is not so...
Translation English Translated by Minny	Target language: English Even if the imitation of Bach is not as evident as in the motet â€œAus tiefer Notâ€ or as in several other choral compositions, cantatas above all, which were composed during the great educational journey through Europe that took more than two years, it nevertheless forms an important layer of the compositional structure in many, especially spiritual vocal works. Mendelssohnâ€™s first oratorio Paulus did not only adapt itself in its formal disposition, in the balance between choruses, arias and recitatives, to the MatthÃ¤us-Passion in the form, as it was performed in 1829, but also resembled the model with regard to the introduced choral phrases, although their appearance withdrew increasingly in the course of the work from that choral movement by Bach. Not by chance precisely those chorales in the Paulus became a thorn in the eye of some contemporary critics, although the work as a whole enjoyed highest praise.
Remarks about the translation	Aus tiefer Not = From Deep Need Paulus = Paul MatthÃ¤us-Passion = Matthew's Passion

Last validated or edited by kafetzou - 29 April 2009 07:05

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		26 April 2009 21:20
	lilian canale Number of messages: 14972	Hi Minny, This looks like a fine translation, however since I don't know German I'll ask Kafetzou (who masters it) to evaluate it, OK? @Laura, would you mind? CC: kafetzou
		26 April 2009 21:35
	milkman Number of messages: 773	For me it's great! Thanks Minny I've asked for "meaning only" so it should be ok
		29 April 2009 07:02
	kafetzou Number of messages: 7963	I've made a few edits. Minny, here is your original transation, in case you'd like to compare them: Even if the imitation of Bach is not as evident as in the motet â€œAus tiefer Notâ€ or as in several other chorus compositions, cantatas above all, which were composed during the great educational travel through Europe that took more then two years, the imitation forms never the less in many, especially, spiritual vocal works an important layer of the compositional structure. Mendelssohnâ€™s first oratorio Paulus did not only adapt itself in its formal disposition, in the balance between choruses, arias and recitatives, to the MatthÃ¤us-Passion in the form, that it was performed in 1829, but also got close to the exemplary composer with regard to the entered coral movement although their appearance withdraw increasingly in the course of the work from that coral movement by Bach. Not by chance became precisely the chorales in the Paulus a thorn in the eye of some contemporary critics although the work as a whole enjoyed highest praise.
		29 April 2009 07:06
	kafetzou Number of messages: 7963	Note: The problems were mostly with word order - this was an incredibly difficult translation - well done, Minny.
		29 April 2009 09:21
	Minny Number of messages: 271	Thanks a lot for taking your time to improve my translation! ;-)
		30 April 2009 01:14
	kafetzou Number of messages: 7963	You're welcome. I could have accepted it as is, as milkman said, but it goes into the archives so I wanted to make sure it was correct in English first.
		30 April 2009 09:29
	Minny Number of messages: 271	I appreciate that very much and I am glad to get the opportunity to learn. Thanks again!