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Second Sunday of Christmas, Choral Cantatas copmposed at a later stage

Genre

Proper

Scoring

Sopran solo (Seele), Bass solo (Jesus), Oboe I, Oboe II, Taille, Violine solo, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 3. Januar 1734

First performance on January 4, 1733 or January 3, 1734 (as evidenced by watermark, scribe characteristics of Anna Magdalena Bach) as a reworking of BWV 58.1 with additional oboe/taille parts in movement 1 and 5, as well as a new version of movement 3

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Author Libretto

Birkmann, Christoph (1703-1771)

Libretto

C. Birkmann. Movement 1 uses Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid (M. Moller, 1587), stanza 1. Movement 5 uses Herr/O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht (anonymous, 1608; presumably M. Behm, 1610), stanza 2. Printed text: Birkmann 1728, page 17

Author Chorale

Behm, Martin (1557-1622)
Moller, Martin (1547–1606)

Chorale

Chorale

Satz 5:
Anonym (vermutlich Martin Behm), "O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht", 1608, Strophe 2

in: Anonym, Zwey schöne, geistliche newe Lieder, S.l. 1608

Original sources: D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 866 [Score, Sketch]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 389 [Part(s)]
D-LEb Thomana 58 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
Additional sources: D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 440, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-HAmi Ms. 146 [Score]
D-LEb Rara II, 661/1-D [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5930 [Score]
US-BER Kenney 532 [Part(s)]

Edition

NBA I/4, S. 217 (Werner Neumann, 1965) – Critical report (1964), S. 133;

BG 12/2, S.135 (W. Rust, 1863)

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