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

Sacred cantata (2nd Sunday after Trinity)

Scoring

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

Date of origin

vor dem 06. Juni 1723

Early performances

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

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

Comment

later performances:
part 2: 1724 or 1725
part 1: perhaps after 1740 (Reformation Day?)

Lyrics

author unknown; mvt. 1: Psalm 12:2+4; mvts. 7 and 14: stanza 1 and 3 from ‘Es woll uns Gott genädig sein’ (1523, based on Psalm 67) by Martin Luther (1483–1546).
Link to lyrics

Edition

NBA I/16, S. 1 (Robert Moreen, 1981) – Critical report (1984), S. 12;
BG 18, S.191 (W. Rust, 1870)

Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 67
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 13b

Additional sources

D-B Am.B 44 [Konvolut]
D-B Am.B 44, Faszikel 8
D-Bhm H 985
D-B N.Mus.ms. 10072-13
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 181
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 445, Faszikel 4
PL-Wu RM 5920
US-NYpm B 1184. C229 (MA 9)
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 76 (1), Partitur
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 76 (2), Stimmen
Verschollen BWV 76, F. Hauser
Verschollen BWV 76, Kaiserin Augusta-Gymnasium (Berlin)
Verschollen BWV 76, Teil I, Breitkopf
Verschollen BWV 76, Teil II, Breitkopf
Verschollen BWV 76 [Arrangement], Kaiserin Augusta-Gymnasium (Berlin)

Static URL

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2020-05-06 : 06:16:44