Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut BWV 117; BC A 187^GND

Genre

Chorale cantata

Designation of a cantata

unknown purpose

Scoring

A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 2 Fl trav, 2 Ob, 2 Ob d’am, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

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Date of origin

um 1728-1731

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [o.Jg.]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 117/4 ChS
is adapted in BWV 117/4 (Variante) ChS

Comment

wahrscheinlich als Geburtstagsmusik für Herzog Christian von Sachsen-Weißenfels komponiert; in der autogr. Partitur Entwurf zum Eingangschor (NBA Suppl., S. 170‒173, P. Wollny, 2011).

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Libretto

Johann Jakob Schütz (1673, hymn of 9 stanzas)
Link to lyrics

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Original sources

D-B N.Mus.ms. 34 [Score, Sketch]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 462, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1036, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-HAmi Ms. 154 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5934 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 117 (1), J. G. Hientzsch [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]

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Edition

NBA I/34, S. 151 (Ryuichi Higuchi, 1986) – Critical report (1990), S. 66;

BG 24, S.161 (A. Dörffel, 1876)

Literature

Pfau BJ 2015, S. 341-349

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2022-02-28 : 11:59:40