Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern BWV 1; BC A 173 GND
- Genre
- Chorale cantata
- Proper
- Psalm: Psalm 91
Epistel: Jesaja 7, 10-16
Gospel: Lukas 1, 26-38 - Scoring
- S*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 2 Cr, 2 Ob da cac, 2 Vl conc, 2 Vl, Va, Bc
- Date of origin, Work history
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vor dem 25. März 1725
Erstaufführung 25. März 1725 - Early performances
- , Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
- relation to other works:
- is exemplar of BWV / BC F
is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2a] - Introduction to the work
- Link to videos:
- Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (BWV 1), J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen
- Author Libretto
- unknown author
- Libretto
- Text: Philipp Nicolai (1599); stanzas 2-6 (mvt. 2-5) reworked (author unknown)
Link to lyrics - Author Chorale
- Nicolai, Philipp
- Chorale
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Satz 1 u. 6: "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" (P. Nicolai, EZ 1597/1598; ED 1599), Str. 1 u. 7 wörtlich beibehalten P. Nicolai: "Freudenspiegel des ewigen Lebens", Frankfurt (Main) 1599 - Libretto
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Satz 2–5: "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern", Str. 2–6 umgedichtet (Verfasser unbekannt)
- Original sources
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D-LEb Thomana 1 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 1, Originalstimmen [Part(s)]
- Additional sources
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D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 165 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 191 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/V, Faszikel 5 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5916 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 1 (1), C. v. Winterfeld Nr. 305 [Score]
[Verschollen Kantatenabschriften, C. v. Winterfeld] [Score]
- Edition
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BG 1, S. 1 (M. Hauptmann, 1851);
NBA I/28.2, S. 3 (Matthias Wendt, 1995) – Critical report (1995), S. 1
- persistent ID
- BachDigitalWork_work_00000001
- Static URL
- https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000001
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- Last changed
- 2023-02-15 : 02:23:42
