• Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende

BWV 28; BC A 20

^GND

Genre

• Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 117
Epistel: Galater 4, 1-7
Gospel: Lukas 2, 33-40

Scoring

• Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Cornetto, Trombone I, Trombone II, Trombone III, Oboe I, Oboe II, Taille, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso Continuo

Link to lyrics

Libretto

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Date of origin, Work history

• vor dem 30. Dezember 1725

• First performance on December 30, 1725. Movement 2 was edited (now with stanza 5) and reused in the Pasticcio motet "Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt", which was preserved only after Bach's death (see BWV³; Appendix C, page 718). It was also preserved individually (in an edited form) as BWV¹ 231 or BWV²ᵃ 28/2ᵃ

Early performances

1725-30-12, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Christian Weise d. Ä.

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [3. Jg.]

relation from other works

is adapted in BWV 28/6 ChSBC F 80.1a/b, F deest

Link to videos:

Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, BWV 28 (Amsterdam Baroque, T. Koopmann)

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Movement of works

Satz 1 [Arie (S)]

Satz 2 [Chor]

Satz 3 [Rezitativ (B)]

Satz 4 [Rezitativ (T)]

Satz 5 [Aria (A, T)]

Satz 6 [Choral]

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 92 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 37 [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 100 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/VI, Faszikel 5 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5913 [Konvolut] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5913, Faszikel 5 [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 28, Partitur [Score]

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Edition

NBA I/3.2, S. 73 (Klaus Hofmann, 2000) – Critical report (2000), S. 53;

BG 5/1, S.247 (W. Rust, 1855)

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000035

Static URL

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2026-01-28 12:45:43