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Twentieth Sunday after Trinity, Cantata Cycle III (1725-1727)

Genre

Proper

Scoring

Sopran solo (Seele), Bass solo (Jesus), Oboe d'amore, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Violoncello piccolo, Orgel obligato, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 03. November 1726

First performance on November 3, 1726. Movement 1 shares a common (now lost) instrumental concert template with BWV 1053

Early performances

1726-03-11, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Urban Gottfried Sieber

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [3. Jg.]

Link to videos:

Author Libretto

Birkmann, Christoph (1703-1771)

Libretto

C. Birkmann. Movement 6 incorporates elements from Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (P. Nicolai, date of composition 1597/1598; first print 1599), stanza 7. Text printed in: Birkmann 1728, page 134

Author Chorale

Nicolai, Philipp

Chorale

Original sources: D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 111 [Score, Sketch]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 55 [Part(s)]
edition essential source: D-Nst Will II, 1413 8° [Textdruck] [Libretto]
Additional sources: D-B Am.B 538-540, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/II, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 455, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-Eib 4.4.19 [Score]
PL-WRu 60005 Muz. [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 49, Partitur [Score]

Edition

NBA I/25, S. 107 (Ulrich Bartels, 1997) – Critical report (1997), S. 62

Literature

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