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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)

Jesu, der du meine Seele

BWV 78; BC A 130^GND

Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, Choral Cantatas in the Second Leipzig Cantata Cycle

Genre

Chorale cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 117
Epistel: Galater 5, 16-24
Gospel: Lukas 17, 11.19

Scoring

Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Corno, Flauto traverso, Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Violone, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 10. September 1724

First performance on September 10, 1724; subsequent performance around 1736–1740 (additional autograph flauto traverso part); further performance after 1745 (autograph violone part); another performance around 1755 in Leipzig under the interim directorship of C. F. Barth and C. F. Penzel (see copy by D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 962)

Early performances

1724-10-09, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Salomon Deyling
WA um 1736—1740; WA nach 1745; WA um 1755 in Leipzig im Interimskantorat unter CFB/C. F. Penzel

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2a]

relation from other works

is adapted in BWV 78/7 ChSBC F 187.4a/b

Comment

second performance after 1735

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78 (Netherlands Bach Society)

Libretto

J. Rist (1641), stanzas 1 and 12 kept literally, stanzas 2–11 reworked for movements 2–6, however, with literal quotes from stanzas 3–5 and 19 (author unknown). Original text printed in Leipzig 1724 III, page [5]

Link to lyrics

Chorale