• Was mein Gott will, das gscheh allzeit

BWV 111; BC A 36

^GND

Genre

• Chorale cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 13
Epistel: Römer 12, 17-21
Gospel: Matthäus 8, 1-13

Scoring

• Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

• vor dem 21. Januar 1725

• First performance on January 21, 1725

Early performances

1725-21-01, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Salomon Deyling

relation to other works:

is exemplar of BWVBC F
is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg. a]

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Was mein Gott will, das gscheh allzeit, BWV 111 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)

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Libretto

• Duke Albrecht of Prussia (date of composition around 1547; first print around 1554), stanzas 1 and 4 kept literally, stanzas 2–3 (movement 2–5) reworked (author unknown)

Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 1 und 6: Herzog Albrecht von Preußen, "Was mein Gott will, das gscheh allzeit", um 1547

in: Friedrich Gutknecht, Ein Schœn New geis=lich Lied/ Vom Geistlichen Ackerman, Nürnberg 1560

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 399, Faszikel 1 [Part(s)]
PL-Kj Mus.ms. Bach P 880 [Score]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 172 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 465, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 399, Faszikel 2 [Part(s)]
D-BNu Ec 9.1 [Score]
F-Pn VM1-2907, Faszikel 2 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5930 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 111 (1), J. F. Agricola [Score]
Verschollen BWV 111 (3), C. A. Pohlenz [Score and part(s)]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 111, Stimmen [Part(s)]

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Edition

NBA I/6, S. 25 (Ulrich Leisinger, 1996) – Critical report (1998), S. 33;

BG 24, S.3 (A. Dörffel, 1876)

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2024-05-02 01:10:30