Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich BWV 17; BC A 131

Sacred cantata (14th Sunday after Trinity)

Scoring

S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

Date of origin

vor dem 22. September 1726

Early performances

22 September 1726, Leipzig (Premiere)

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 17/7 ChS

Lyrics

unknown
Johann Gramann (1487–1541)

mvt. 1: Psalm 50:23; mvt. 4: Luke 17:15-16; mvt. 7: stanza 3 from 'Nun lob mein Seel den Herren' by Johann Gramann (1530);
libretto printings: Meiningen 1704/1719, Rudolstadt 1726, Birkmann 1728

Movement 1 is model for BWV 236/6.
Link to lyrics

Edition

NBA I/21, S. 147 (Werner Neumann, 1958) – Critical report (1959), S. 158;
BG 2, S. 201 (M. Hauptmann, um 1852) –

Sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 45, Faszikel 5 [Original source]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 101 [Original source]
D-GOl Cant.spir 8° 01315 [Textdruck]
D-Nst Will II, 1413 8° [Textdruck]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 17, Partitur
Verschollen BWV 17 (1), List & Francke 1922
Verschollen Choralsammlung
Verschollen Choralsammlung

Static URL

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2019-03-11 : 07:57:39