Christen, ätzet diesen Tag BWV 63; BC A 8

^GND

Other catalogues

NV 1790, S. 74 [5]

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 92
Epistel: Titus 2, Vers 11–14
Epistel: Jesaja 9, Vers 2–7
Gospel: Lukas 2, Vers 1–14
Week song: Gelobet seist du, Jesus Christ (M. Luther 1524)

Scoring

Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Tomba I, Tromba II, Tromba III, Tromba IV, Timpani, Oboe I, Oboe II, Oboe III, Bassono, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo.
Wiederaufführung 1729?: Orgel obligato statt Oboe in Satz 3

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Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 25. Dezember 1714
First performance on December 25, 1714; subsequent performance on December 25, 1723 (as evidenced by the watermark and the scribe of the Violin I/II parts) and possibly on December 25, 1729? (with an obligato organ part instead of a solo oboe)

Early performances

25 December 1714, Weimar (Link to event)
25 December 1723, Leipzig (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [W. Kant.]

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 (Netherlands Bach Society)

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Author Libretto

Heineccius, Johann Michael (1674–1722)?
unknown author

Libretto

Author unknown, movements 1, 3, 5, and 7 by J. M. Heineccius (these movements match those in his Reformation cantata for G. Kirchhoff, as indicated by the printed text: Heineccius 1718, page 89; compare with Serauky and Dürr's stanza). Another printed text from Döbeln 1736
Link to lyrics

Libretto

Dichter unbekannt, Satz 1, 3, 5 u. 7: Johann Michael Heineccius (diese Sätze übereinstimmend mit dessen Reformationskantate für Gottfried Kirchhoff, 1718)

in: Hundertjähriges Denckmahl der Reformation, No. XX. texte zur Music in der Kirche zu U. L. Frauen in Halle [...], Halle 1718

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 9 [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XI, Faszikel 4 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 443, Faszikel 5 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5913, Faszikel 2 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5913 [Konvolut] [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 63, Partitur [Score]

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Edition

NBA I/2, S. 1 (Alfred Dürr, 1957) – Critical report (1957), S. 7;

BG 16, S.53 (W. Rust, 1868)

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000079

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000079

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2024-04-18 : 05:01:13