Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir BWV 131; BC B 25^GND

Genre

Sacred cantata

Designation of a cantata

unknown purpose

Scoring

S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; Ob, Fag, Vl, 2 Va, Bc

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Date of origin

1707

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [M. Kant.]

relation from other works:

has arrangement in BWV 131a / Anh. II 42->

Comment

Probably this is the oldest (preserved) cantata by J. S. Bach. It was commissioned by G. C. Eilmar, pastor at St Marien (St Mary) in Mühlhausen; Lit.: Dürr K, p. 848ff.; Rathey, in: BJ 2006
Compilation of the text eventually by Bach or by G. C. Eilmar.

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Libretto

Psalm 130; mvts. 2 and 4: stanzas 2 and 5 from 'Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut' by Bartholomäus Ringwaldt (1588)
Link to lyrics

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Original sources

US-NYkallir (o. Sign.) BWV 131 [single manuscript, Score]

Additional sources

[Katalog (Angebotliste) Zulehner 1812] [unknown, Score]
D-B N.Mus.ms. 10072-5 [single manuscript, Score]
D-BNu Ec 9.3 [single manuscript, Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 56 [single manuscript, Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 473 [single manuscript, Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 851 [single manuscript, Score]
D-F Mus Hs 148 [single manuscript, Score]
D-HAmi Ms. 162 [single manuscript, Score]
F-Pn VM1-2908 [single manuscript, Score and part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 131, E. Prieger [single manuscript, Score]
Verschollen BWV 131, C. v. Winterfeld Nr. 293 [single manuscript, Score]
Verschollen BWV 131, K. Zulehner [single manuscript, Score]
Verschollen BWV 131 (3), J. G. Hientzsch [single manuscript, Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 49, Faszikel 1 [single manuscript within composite manuscript, Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 442, Faszikel 3 [single manuscript within composite manuscript, Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/VIII, Faszikel 9 [single manuscript within composite manuscript, Score]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 62, Faszikel 6 [single manuscript within composite manuscript, Score]
PL-Wu RM 5933 [single manuscript within composite manuscript, Score]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 62 [Konvolut] [composite manuscript, Score]

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Edition

NBA I/34, S. 67 (Ryuichi Higuchi, 1986) – Critical report (1990), S. 48;

BG 28, S.3 (W. Rust, 1881)

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Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000160

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2021-11-10 : 03:37:30