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

S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 4 Tr, Timp, 3 Ob, Bs, 2 Vl, Va, Bc. [WA 1729 (?): Org obl statt Ob 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: J. M. Heineccius (diese Sätze übereinstimmend mit dessen Reformationskantate für G. Kirchhoff

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

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Edition

BG 16, S.53 (W. Rust, 1868);

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

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000079

Static URL

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2023-08-19 : 01:03:07