• Das neugeborne Kindelein

BWV 122; BC A 19

^GND

Genre

• Chorale cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 117
Epistel: Galater 4, 1-7
Gospel: Lukas 2, 33-40

Scoring

• Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Flauto dolce I, Flauto dolce II, Flauto dolce III, Oboe I, Oboe II, Taille, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

• vor dem 31. Dezember 1724

• First performance on December 31, 1724

Early performances

1724-31-12, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Der Prediger ist unbekannt.

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 122/6 ChSBC F 37.1a/b

Link to videos:

Das neugeborne Kindelein, BWV 122 (Amsterdam Baroque)

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Libretto

• C. Schneegaß (1597), stanzas 1 and 4 (movement 1 and 6), stanza 3 (within movement 4) kept literally, stanzas 2–4 (movement 2–5) reworked or expanded (author unknown)

Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 1, 4 und 6: Cyriacus Schneegaß, "Das neugeborne Kindelein", 1597, Strophen 1, 3 und 4

in: Cyriacus Schneegaß, Geistliche Lieder und Psalmen für Einfeltige frome Herzen zugerichtet, Erfurt 1597, Nr. I

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 868 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 391 [Part(s)]
D-LEb Thomana 122 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]

Additional sources

CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : B 9 [Particella]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 444, Faszikel 2 [Score]
F-Pn D-578, Faszikel 1 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5930 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 122, H. G. Nägeli [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]

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Edition

NBA I/3.2, S. 51 (Klaus Hofmann, 2000) – Critical report (2000), S. 29;

BG 26, S.23 (A. Dörffel, 1878)

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000149

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000149

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2024-06-12 12:40:24