BWV 91.1; BWV 91; BC A 9a GND

Christmas Day, Choral Cantatas in the Second Leipzig Cantata Cycle
Genre
Proper
Psalm: Psalm 92
Epistel: Titus 2, Vers 11–14
Epistel: Jesaja 9, Vers 2–7
Gospel: Lukas 2, Vers 1–14
Week song:
Scoring
S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 2 Cr, Timp, 3 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

Date of origin, Work history

Early performances
, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Die Erstaufführung dieser Kantate fand im Frühgottesdienst der Nikolaikirche mit Predigt von Salomon Deyling, und am gleichen Tag im Vespergottesdienst der Thomaskirche statt, hier mit Predigt von Johann Gottlob Carpzov.
WA 25. Dezember 1732; WA 1746 oder 1747

, Leipzig (Link to event)
relation to other works:
is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg. a]
relation from other works:
is adapted in BWV 91/6 ChSBC F 69.2a/b
Comment
Link to videos:
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91.1 (J. S. Bachstiftung St. Gallen)

Libretto

Link to lyrics

Original sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 869 [Score, Sketch]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 392, Faszikel 1 [Part(s)]
D-LEb Thomana 91 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
[Kantate BWV 91: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ] Originalstimmensatz [Part(s)]
edition essential source
D-Nst Will II, 1413 8° [Textdruck] [Libretto]
Additional sources
D-B Am.B 36 [Score]
D-B Am.B 44 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-B Am.B 44, Faszikel 11 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 172 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 451, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 88 [Score]
D-BNu Ec 9.4 [Score]
F-Pn VM1-2907, Faszikel 5 [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 91, Stimmen [Part(s)]

Edition

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