Bach digital - Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott BWV 129

Trinity Sunday, Choral Cantatas copmposed at a later stage

Genre: Chorale cantata
Proper: Psalm: Psalm 27
Epistel: Römer 11, 33-36
Gospel: Johannes 3, 1-15
Scoring: S*, A*, B*, S, A, T, B; 3 Tr, Timp, Fl trav, 2 Ob, Ob d’am, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

Date of origin, Work history: vor dem 31. Oktober 1726(?) oder dem 8. Juni 1727
First performance on June 8, 1727 (printed text) or possibly already on October 31, 1726? (handwriting styles J. H. Bach); subsequent performance around 1732–1735 (watermark in Flauto traverso part, autograph Tacet notes in organ part); further performance around 1743–1746 (autograph addition in organ part). Further performance around 1746–1750 by W. F. Bach in Halle; subsequent performance in 1755 in Leipzig during the interim directorship under C. F. Barth/C. F. Penzel (copies see below)
Early performances: 8 June 1727, Leipzig (Link to event)
relation to other works:: is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2b]
relation from other works:: is adapted in BWV 129/5 (o.I.) ChS
: Introduction to the work
Link to videos:: Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, BWV 129 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)

Libretto

J. Olearius (date of composition 1665; first print 1671). Original printed text: Leipzig 1727 III, page [13]
Link to lyrics

Chorale

J. Olearius, Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, Entstehungszeit 1665

Original lyrics

RUS-SPsc 15.62.6.94 [Textdruck]

Original sources: D-LEb Thomana 129, Faszikel 1 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 129, Originalstimmen [Part(s)]
RUS-SPsc 15.62.6.94 [Textdruck] [Libretto]
Additional sources: CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : A 14 a-d [vocal score / piano reduction]
CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : B 3, Faszikel 2 [vocal score / piano reduction]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 87 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 451, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 950 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 957 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/III, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-HAmi Ms. 161 [Score]
GB-Ob MS. Don. c. 151 [Konvolut] [Score]
GB-Ob MS. Don. c. 151, Faszikel 8 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5911 [Konvolut] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5911, Faszikel 5 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 129, H. G. Nägeli [1] [Score]
Verschollen BWV 129, H. G. Nägeli [2] [Score]
Verschollen BWV 129, J. G. Schicht [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 159 [Part(s)]
D-LEb Thomana 129, Faszikel 2 [um 1755] (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : B 3, Faszikel 1 [Particella]

Edition

BG 26, S.187 (A. Dörffel, 1878);

NBA I/15, S. 37 (Alfred Dürr, 1967) – Critical report (1968), S. 64

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