Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir [2nd version] BWV 130.2; BWV 130

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Other catalogues

BC A 179b

Genre

Chorale cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 91
Epistel: Offenbarung 12, 7-12
Gospel: Matthäus 18, 1-11

Scoring

S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 3 Tr, Timp, Fl trav, 3 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

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Date of origin, Work history

unbekannt
This not datable Pasticcio version (see Rempp BJ 2003) likely traces back to Bach or was overseen by him (also the further shortened version?); he exchanged performance materials with other cantors (compare with Dok. I Nr. 24 and Dok. V Nr. B 308a)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2]
is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2a]
is arrangement of BWV 130.1 / BC A 179a

Comment

Text: Paul Eber (1554, after ‚Dicimus grates tibi‘ by Philipp Melanchton, 1539); stanzas 2-10 (mvts. 2-5) reworked (author unknown);
libretto printing: Leipzig 1724 III

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130.2 (Netherlands Bach Society)

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Libretto

P. Eber (around 1555, after Dicimus grates tibi by P. Melanchthon, 1539), stanzas 1, 11–12 kept literally (movement 1 and 6), stanzas 2–10 (movement 2–5) reworked (author unknown). First print: Leipzig 1724 III, page [13]
Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 1 und 6: Paul Eber, Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, um 1555, Strophen 1, 11–12

in: Paul Eber, Ein schœn New Geistlich Lobgesang, Nürnberg: Friedrich Gutknecht um 1555

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Original sources

A-Wgm A 92 [= Violine II, Ergänzung] [Part(s)]
CH-CObodmer Ms.11625 [= Viola, Ergänzung] [Part(s)]
Unbekannter Privatbesitz, BWV 130 (3) [= Violine I, Ergänzung] [Part(s)]
[Kantate BWV 130: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir (1./2. Fassung)] Originalstimmensatz/original parts [Part(s)]

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Edition

NBA I/30, S. 48 (Marianne Helms, 1973) – Critical report (1974), S. 42

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persistent ID

BachDigitalWork_work_00000159

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000159

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2023-08-23 : 12:02:29