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

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

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)

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

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)]

Edition

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2023-08-23 : 12:02:29