• Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen

BWV 81; BC A 39

^GND

Other catalogues

• NV 1790, S. 75 [10]

Genre

• Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 46
Epistel: Römer 13, 8-10
Gospel: Matthäus 8, 23-27

Scoring

• Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Flauto dolce I, Flauto dolce II, Oboe d'amore I, Oboe d'amore II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

• vor dem 30. Januar 1724

• First performance January 30, 1724

Early performances

1724-30-01, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Johann Gottlob Carpzov

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

relation from other works

is adapted in BWV 81/7 ChSBC F 116.3a/b

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen, BWV 81 (J. S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen)
Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen, BWV 81 (Netherlands Bach Society)

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Libretto

• Author unknown. Beginning of movement 2 based on Psalm 10, 1. Movement 4: Matthew 8, 26. Movement 7: Jesu, meine Freude (J. Franck, 1653), stanza 2. Original printed text: Leipzig 1724, Volume I, page 7

Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 7: Johann Franck, "Jesu, meine Freude", 1653, Strophe 2

in: Johann Crüger, Praxis Pietatis Melica, 5. Auflage, 1653

Original lyrics

RUS-SPsc 6.35.1.849 [Textdruck]

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 120 [Score, Sketch]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 59 [Part(s)]
RUS-SPsc 6.35.1.849 [Textdruck] [Libretto]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XV, Faszikel 8 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 458, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-Eib 4.4.11 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5914 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 81 (2), Königlich akademisches Institut für Kirchenmusik Breslau [Score]
Verschollen BWV 81, C. v. Winterfeld Nr. 313 [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 81 (1), Partitur [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 81 (2), Stimmen [Part(s)]

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Edition

NBA I/6, S. 109 (Ulrich Leisinger, 1996) – Critical report (1996), S. 101;

BG 20/1, S.3 (W. Rust, 1872)

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