Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir BWV 29; BC B 8 GND

Council Election, without assignment
Other catalogues
NV 1790, S. 71 [8]
Genre
Sacred cantata
Scoring
Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Tromba I, Tromba II, Tromba III, Timpani, Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Orgel obligato, Basso continuo
Date of origin, Work history
vor dem 27. August 1731
First performance on August 27, 1731; subsequent performance August 31, 1739

Printed text:
"Den 31. Aug. ward die so genannte Raths-Wahl-Predigt in der Kirche zu St. Nicolai […] gehalten, und darauf machte der Königl. und Churfürstl. Hof-Compositeur und Capellmeister, Herr Joh. Sebast. Bach, eine so künstlich als angenehme Music […]"

"On 31 Aug., the so-called Raths-Wahl sermon was held in St. Nicolai church, and thereafter, the Royal and Electoral Court Composer and Kapellmeister, Mr. Joh. Sebast. Bach, produced a music piece as artful as it was pleasant […]". See Dok. II Nr. 452.

Subsequent performance August 25, 1749 (original printed text; Writer Johann Christian Bach: basso continuo part). Movement 1 is based on BWV 120.2/4 (Reworking of BWV 1006.1). Movement 2 is the parody template for BWV 232.2/7
Early performances
, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Link to event)
, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Link to event)
relation to other works:
is part of BWV diverse [o.Jg.]
relation from other works:
is adapted in BWV 29/8 (o.I.) ChS
Comment
In der autographen Partitur verworfener Entwurf zur Arie Nr. 3 (NBA Suppl., S. 174f., P. Wollny, 2011).
Introduction to the work
Link to videos:
Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29 (Netherlands Bach Society)
Author Libretto
unknown author
Libretto
Author unknown. Movement 2: Psalm 75, 2. Movement 8: Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren (J. Gramann, date of composition around 1530; first publication 1540), stanza 5 (addition: Königsberg, 1548/1549). Text printed: Leipzig 1739, page 78 (reprint of the original text not preserved from 1731), original text printed: Leipzig 1749
Link to lyrics
Author Chorale
Gramann, Johann (1487-1541)
Chorale
Satz 8:
J. Gramann, Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren, Entstehungszeit 1530; Erstdruck 1540, Strophe 5
in: J. Kugelmann, Concentus novi, trium vocum, Augsburg 1540 (Discantus-Buch S. 53, Altus-Buch S. 34, Tenor-Buch S. 60, Bassus-Buch S. 54)
Libretto
Satz 3-7:
Autur der freien Dichtung: unbekannt
Bible verse
Satz 2:
Psalm 75,2
in: Lutherbibel 2017
Original sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 166 [Score, Sketch]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 106, Faszikel 1 [Part(s)]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 106, Faszikel 2 [Part(s)]
Additional sources
D-B Am.B 538-540, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-Eib (o. Sign.) BWV 29 [verschollen] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5926 [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 29 (1), Partitur [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 29 (2), Stimmen [Part(s)]
Edition
BG 5/1, S.275 (W. Rust, 1855);
NBA I/32.2, S. 1 (Christine Fröde, 1994) – Critical report (1994), S. 14
persistent ID
BachDigitalWork_work_00000037
Static URL
https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000037
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