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Michaelmas/Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels, Choral Cantatas in the Second Leipzig Cantata Cycle

Genre

Proper

Scoring

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

Date of origin, Work history

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:

relation from other works:

has as part BWV 130.2/5BWV Anh. II 31BWV Anh. 31

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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]

Author Chorale

Eber, Paul (1511-1569)

Chorale