Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret (Weimar version) BWV 31.1; BWV 31; BC A 55a

Sacred cantata (1st Easter Day)

Scoring

S*, T*, B*, SI/II, A, T, B, Tr I–III, Timp, Ob I–III, [Ob d’am,] Taille, Bs, Vl I/II, Va I/II, Bc

Date of origin

vor dem 21. April 1715

Early performances

21 April 1715, Weimar (Premiere)

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 31/9 (o.I.) ChS

Comment

Weimar version in C major (choir pitch) = E-flat major

Lyrics

mvts. 1-8: Salomon Franck (Weimar 1715); mvt. 9: additional stanza (1575) from 'Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist' by Johannes Herman (1560)
Link to lyrics

Edition

NBArev 2, S. 37 (Andreas Glöckner, 2012) – Critical report (2010), S. 159;
NBA I/9, -- (Alfred Dürr, 1985)

Original sources

PL-Kj Mus.ms. Bach St 14, Faszikel 1

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000041 [XML] [MEI] [JSON-LD]

gnd

1160525153

Last changed

2019-03-11 : 07:57:40