Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn BWV 132; BC A 6 GND

Fourth Sunday of Advent, Weimar Cantatas
Genre
Sacred cantata
Proper
Psalm: Psalm 24
Epistel: Philipper 4, 4-7
Gospel: Johannes 1, 19-28
Scoring
S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; Ob, Fag, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc

Date of origin, Work history
vor dem 22. Dezember 1715
First performance on December 22, 1715 (as indicated by the autograph date). The performance was in C major (low chamber pitch) [= A major (high chamber pitch)]. Subsequent performance (Köthen?) featured more varied Basso continuo instrumentation in the third movement
Early performances
, Weimar (Premiere) (Link to event)
relation to other works:
is part of BWV diverse [W. Kant.]
Comment
Erstaufführung 22. Dezember 1715 (autogr. Datum). Auff. in C (tiefer Kammerton) = A (Chorton). Wiederaufführung (Köthen?) mit stärker differenzierter Bc-Besetzung in Satz 3). Schlusschoral (→ Text) nicht erhalten, vermutlich auf verlorenem Zusatzblatt notiert.
Introduction to the work
Link to videos:
Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, BWV 132 (Netherlands Bach Society)

Libretto
S. Franck. Printed text: Franck 1715, page 8; includes as movement 6 Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn (E. Creutziger, 1524), stanza 5; Zerbst 1725/1726
Link to lyrics
Chorale

Original sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 60 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 5 [Part(s)]
Additional sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 443, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 861 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XI, Faszikel 1 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5913 [Konvolut] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5913, Faszikel 1 [Score]

Edition

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2023-09-12 : 11:27:18