Ich bin ein guter Hirt BWV 85; BC A 66 GND
- Genre
- Sacred cantata
- Proper
- Psalm: Psalm 23
Epistel: 1. Petrus, 2, 21-25
Gospel: Johannes 10, 12-16 - Scoring
- S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc picc, Bc
- Date of origin, Work history
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vor dem 15. April 1725
Erstaufführung 15. April 1725 - Early performances
- , Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
- relation to other works:
- is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2]
- relation from other works:
- is adapted in BWV 85/6 ChS
- Introduction to the work
- Link to videos:
- Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)
- Libretto
- Text: author unknown
Cornelius Becker (1561–1604)
Ernst Christoph Homburg (1607–1681)
mvt. 1: John 10:12; mvt. 3: stanza 1 from ‘Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt’ by Cornelius Becker (1598, after Psalm 23); mvt. 6: stanza 4 from ‘Ist Gott mein Schild und Helfersmann‘ by Ernst Christoph Homburg (1658)
Link to lyrics
- Original sources
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D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 106 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 51 [Part(s)]
- Additional sources
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D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 454, Faszikel 4 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XIII, Faszikel 5 [Score]
PL-WRu 60008 Muz. [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
- Edition
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BG 20/1, S.101 (W. Rust, 1872);
NBA I/11.1, S. 157 (Reinmar Emans, 1988) – Critical report (1989), S. 123
- persistent ID
- BachDigitalWork_work_00000109
- Static URL
- https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000109
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- Last changed
- 2023-02-16 : 11:28:25
