Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glück (serenata) BWV 66.1; BWV 66a; BC [G 4] GND
- Genre
- Secular cantata
- Scoring
- probably: A solo, T solo, B solo, S, A, T, B, Oboe I, Oboe II, Bassono, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Basso continuo
- Date of origin, Work history
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vor dem 10. Dezember 1718
First performance on December 10, 1718, for the birthday of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen. Music up to movement 5–7 can be reconstructed from the later parody version - Early performances
- , Köthen (Premiere) (Link to event)
- relation from other works:
- has revision BWV 66.2
- Comment
- Presumably the setting is the same as in BWV 66.3. The vocal soloists stated in Hunold's libretto are called "Glückseligkeit Anhalts" and "Fama".
- Link to videos:
- Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glück (Serenata), BWV 66.1 (Mitteldeutsche Hofmusik, A. Grychtolik)
- Libretto
- C. F. Hunold. Printed text: Menantes 1719, page 84 (Das frolockende Anhalt, als der Durchlauchtigste Fürst und Herr, Herr Leopold, Fürst zu Anhalt Cöthen 1718. den 10. Dezember. den Höchsterfreulichen Geburths-Tag begieng. Menantes. SERENATA.) - The rejoicing Anhalt, when the Most Serene Prince and Lord, Lord Leopold, Prince of Anhalt Cöthen celebrated the most joyous birthday on December 10, 1718. Menantes. SERENATA.
Link to lyrics
- Additional sources
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Es sind keine handschriftlichen Quellen überliefert. [unknown]
- Edition
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NBA I/35, -- (Alfred Dürr, --) – Critical report (1964), S. 59 - Literature
- Smend Kö, S. 178-83
- persistent ID
- BachDigitalWork_work_00000083
- Static URL
- https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000083
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- Last changed
- 2023-08-19 : 01:47:26
