Bach digital - Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Actus tragicus) BWV 106

Funeral Service, Mühlhausen Cantatas

Date of origin, Work history: um 1707–1708
Entstehungszeit um 1707–1708; Anlass unbekannt, vielleicht zum Begräbnis von Bachs Onkel Tobias Lämmerhirt (10. August 1707) oder des Mühlhäuser Bürgermeisters Adolf Strecker (16. September 1708, s. Rathey BJ 2006). Früheste Quellen notiert in Es (Chorton) [= F (hoher Kammerton)]; Auff. im tiefen Kammerton (a' = 392 Hz) wahrscheinlich
relation to other works:: is part of BWV diverse [M. Kant.]
Comment: The compilation of the text follows J. Olearius: "Christliche Bet-Schule (...)", Leipzig 1668.
Lit.: R. Steiger in: MuK 55 (1985), p. 231-34 and MuK 59 (1989), p. 11-23. New dating 16.9.1708 = burial of the mayor of Mühlhausen Adolph Strecker (Rathey, in: BJ 2006, p. 65ff.)
: Introduction to the work
Link to videos:: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Actus tragicus), BWV 106 (Netherlands Bach Society)

Libretto: author unknown
Martin Luther (1483–1546)
Adam Reusner (1496-ca.1575)

The unknown author unites a few own words with following bible verses (Acts 17:28, Psalm 90:12, Isaiah 38:1, Jesus Sirach 14:18, Revelation 22:20 (in mvt. 2), Psalm 31:6, Luke 23:43 (in mvt. 3) and stanza 1 (in mvt. 3) from ‘Mit Fried und Freud fahr ich dahin’ by Martin Luther (1524) and stanza 7 from ‘In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr’ by Adam Reusner (1533)
compilation of texts presumably by Bach
Die Bibeltext-Zusammenstellung folgt ziemlich genau J. Olearius: "Christliche Bet-Schule (...)", Leipzig 1668; Lit.: R. Steiger in: MuK 55 (1985), S. 231-34 und MuK 59 (1989), S. 11-23.
Link to lyrics

Additional sources: D-B Am.B 43 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-B Am.B 43, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-B Mus. 11486 (2) [Erstdruck] [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 90 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 451, Faszikel 4 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 838, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1018 [Score]
D-DS BWV 106 [vernichtet] [Score]
D-F Mus Hs 149 [Score]
D-HEms BWV 106 [Score]
D-KNu K 16a/6412 [Score]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 55, no. 132 [Score]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 63 [Konvolut] [Score]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 63, Faszikel 6 [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 106 (1), Partitur [Score]
Verschollen BWV 106, Breitkopf [Score]
Verschollen BWV 106, Kaiserin Augusta-Gymnasium (Berlin) [Score and part(s)]
US-Wc ML30.8j .B334 1830z [Part(s)]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 106 (2), Stimmen [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 106 [Arrangement], Kaiserin Augusta-Gymnasium (Berlin) [Part(s)]

Edition

BG 23, S.149 (W. Rust, 1876);

NBA I/34, S. 1 (Ryuichi Higuchi, 1986) – Critical report (1990), S. 11

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