Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit BWV 14; BC A 40

^GND

Genre

Chorale cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 46
Epistel: Römer 13, 8-10
Gospel: Matthäus 8, 23-27

Scoring

Sopran solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Corno da caccia, Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

1735 (autographes Datum)
Date of composition 1735 (autograph date), first performance on January 30, 1735

Early performances

30 January 1735, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2b]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 14/5 ChS

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)
Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14 (Stiftsbarock Stuttgart, K. Johannsen)

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Author Libretto

unknown author

Libretto

Martin Luther (1524, based on Psalm 124), stanzas 1 and 3 kept literally, stanza 2 (movement 3, very freely also movements 2 and 4) reworked (author unknown)
Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Luther, Martin (1483–1546)

Chorale

Satz 1 und 5: M. Luther, Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, 1524, Strophen 1 und 3

in: M. Luther, Geystliche gesangk Buchleyn, Wittenberg 1524 (Tenor-Buch S. 66; Bassus-Buch S. 44)

Bible verse

Psalm 124

Lutherbibel 2017

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 879 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 398, Faszikel 1 [Part(s)]
D-LEb Thomana 14 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
GB-Cfm MU. MS. 632 [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 50, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 156 [Score]
D-HAmi Ms. 141 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5922 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 14 (1), J. Traeg [Score]
Verschollen BWV 14 (3), F. C. Griepenkerl [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
[Verschollen, Stammhandschriften der Kantaten, J. Traeg] [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 398, Faszikel 2 [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 14 (2), List & Francke 1922 [Part(s)]

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Edition

BG 2, S. 101 (M. Hauptmann, 1852);

NBA I/6, S. 137 (Peter Wollny, 1996) – Critical report (1996), S. 131

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2023-09-12 : 10:29:18