Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille BWV 120.3; BWV 120b; BC [B 28]
Sacred cantata (200th Anniversary of the Augsburg Confession)
Scoring
[S solo, A solo, S, A, T, B, Trumpet I, Trumpet II, Trumpet III, Timpani, Oboe d'amore I, Oboe d'amore II, Violin concertato, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Basso continuo]
Date of origin
vor dem 26. Juni 1730
Early performances
, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere)
Comment
The music of the movements 3, 5 and 6 is lost; the remaining movements can be reconstructed on the basis of BWV 120, BWV 120a, BWV 232 ("Et expecto resurrectionem") and BWV 1019a. For more information see BWV 120 of NBA, KB I/32.2, p. 82ff.
Lyrics
Christian Friedrich Henrici; mvt. 1: Psalm 65:2; mvt. 6: stanza 3 from ‚Komm Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott‘ by Martin Luther (1524); libretto printing: Picander 1732 ("Ernst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte. Dritter Theil.", Leipzig 1732, p. 73ff.), Sicul 1731 I/31 II Link to lyrics
Edition
NBA I/32.2, -- (C. Fröde) – Critical report (1994), S. 79;
NBA I/34, -- (Ryuichi Higuchi) – Critical report (1990), S. 46
