Freue dich, erlöste Schar BWV 30.2; BWV 30; BC A 178

Sacred cantata (Birth of John the Baptist [24 June])

Scoring

S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 2 Fl trav, 2 Ob, Ob d’am, Vl conc, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

Early performances

24 June 1738, Leipzig (Premiere)

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 30/6 ChS

Comment

EZ um 1738; Sacred parody of the secular cantata BWV 30.1

Lyrics

Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) (1700–1764) ?
Johann Olearius (1611–1684)

Picander?; mvt. 6: stanza 3 from 'Tröstet, tröstet, meine Lieben' by Johann Olearius (1671)
Link to lyrics

Edition

BG 5/1, S.323 (W. Rust, um 1855) – ;
NBA I/29, S. 59 (Frieder Rempp, 1982) – Critical report (1984), S. 57

Sources

B-Bc 14970
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 44, Faszikel 1 [Original source]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XII, Faszikel 5
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 31, Faszikel 1 [Original source]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 31, Faszikel 2 [Original source]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 31, Faszikel 3
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 31, Faszikel 4
PL-Wu RM 5915
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 30, Partitur
Verschollen Choralsammlung
Verschollen Choralsammlung

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2019-03-11 : 07:57:40