Herr Gott, dich loben wir BWV 16; BC A 23

^GND

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 34
Epistel: Galater 3, 23-29
Gospel: Lukas 2, 21

Scoring

Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Corno da caccia, Oboe I, Oboe II, Oboe da caccia (Wiederaufführung: Violetta), Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 01. Januar 1726
First performance on January 1, 1726; subsequent performance on January 1, 1731 (partially autographed Violetta part; scribe C. P. E. Bach); subsequent performance on January 1, 1749 (scribe J. N. Bammler)

Early performances

1 January 1726, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
1 January 1731, Leipzig (Link to event)
1 January 1749, Leipzig (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [3. Jg.]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 16/6 ChS

Link to videos:

Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16 (English Baroque Soloists, J. E. Gardiner)

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Author Libretto

Lehms, Georg Christian (1684–1717)

Libretto

Apologies for the oversight. Here's the revised translation:

G. C. Lehms. Movement 1: based on the ancient church’s Te Deum translated into German by M. Luther, 1529, lines 1–4. Movement 6: Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen by P. Eber, 1570, stanza 6. Printed text: Lehms 1711/II, page 12 (only movements 1–5)
Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Eber, Paul (1511-1569)

Chorale

Satz 6: P. Eber, Helft mir Gottes Güte preisen, um 1570, Strophe 6

in: Geist- und Lehrreiches Kirchen- und Hausbuch, Dresden 1694, S. 70

Libretto

Satz 1-5: Georg Christian Lehms (1711) Satz 1: Zeilen 1-4 nach dem altkirchlichen Te Deum (deutsch von Martin Luther, 1529)

in: Georg Christian Lehms, Gottgefälliges Kirchen=Opffer in einem gantzen Jahr=Gange [...], Darmstadt 1711, S. 12

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 45, Faszikel 7 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 44 [Part(s)]

Additional sources

Verschollen BWV 16 [?] oder 130, H. G. Nägeli [unknown]
D-B Am.B 102-104, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 100 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XV, Faszikel 2 [Score]
PL-WRu 60008 Muz. [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
D-DS Mus. ms. 3448 [Score and part(s)]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 16, Stimmen [Part(s)]

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Edition

BG 2, S. 175 (M. Hauptmann, 1852);

NBA I/4, S. 103 (Werner Neumann, 1965) – Critical report (1964), S. 65

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2023-09-12 : 10:30:19