Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes BWV 76; BC A 97

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Other catalogues

NV 1790, S. 79 [5]

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 72
Epistel: 1. Johannes 3, 13-18
Gospel: Lukas 14, 16-24

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 72
Epistel: 1. Johannes 3, 13-18
Gospel: Lukas 14, 16-24

Scoring

S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; Tr, 2 Ob, Ob d’am, 2 Vl, Va, Vdg, Bc

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Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 6. Juni 1723
later performances:
part 2: 1724 or 1725
part 1: perhaps after 1740 (Reformation Day?)

Early performances

6 June 1723, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 528.2

Comment

In der autogr. Partitur Entwürfe zu einem Eingangschor (nicht verwendet) u. zu Nr. 7 (NBA Suppl., S. 96‒101, P. Wollny, 2011).

Link to videos:

Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, BWV 76 (Amsterdam Baroque, T. Koopman)

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Libretto

author unknown; mvt. 1: Psalm 12:2+4; mvts. 7 and 14: stanza 1 and 3 from ‘Es woll uns Gott genädig sein’ (1524, based on Psalm 67) by Martin Luther (1483–1546).
Link to lyrics

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 67 [Score, Sketch]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 13b [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Am.B 44 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-B Am.B 44, Faszikel 8 [Score]
D-Bhm RH 1118 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-B N.Mus.ms. 10072-13 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 181 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 445, Faszikel 4 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5920 [Score]
US-NYpm B 1184. C229 (MA 9) [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 76 (1), Partitur [Score]
Verschollen BWV 76, F. Hauser [Score]
Verschollen BWV 76, Teil I, Breitkopf [Score]
Verschollen BWV 76, Teil II, Breitkopf [Score]
Verschollen BWV 76, Kaiserin Augusta-Gymnasium (Berlin) [Score and part(s)]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 76 (2), Stimmen [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 76 [Arrangement], Kaiserin Augusta-Gymnasium (Berlin) [Part(s)]

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Edition

BG 18, S.191 (W. Rust, 1870);

NBA I/16, S. 1 (Robert Moreen, 1981) – Critical report (1984), S. 12

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