Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz BWV 138; BC A 132

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Other catalogues

NV 1790, S. 81 [1]

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 23
Epistel: Galater 5, 25-26; 6, 1-10
Gospel: Matthäus 6, 24-34

Scoring

Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Oboe d'amore I, Oboe d'amore II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 05. September 1723
First performance on September 5, 1723. Movement 4 served as the source for the parody in BWV 236/3

Early performances

5 September 1723, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 138 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)

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Libretto

Was betrübst du dich, mein Herz (Strasbourg, around 1545), stanzas 1–3 (within movement 1 and 3 as well as movement 6); compilation and free verse (author unknown)
Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 1, 3 und 6: Verfasser unbekannt, "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz", um 1545, Strophen 1–3

in: Jan Roh, Hans Vogel, Vier Schöner Geystlicher Lieder, Strassburg um 1545

Chorale

Satz 1, 3 und 6: Verfasser unbekannt, "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz", um 1545, Strophen 1–3

in: Bernhard Kretzschmer, Zwey schœne Newe Geyst=liche Lieder, Nürnberg, Valentin Neuber, 1560

Chorale

Satz 1, 3 und 6: Verfasser unbekannt, "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz", um 1545, Strophen 1–3

in: Bernhard Kretzschmer, Zwey schœne newe Geyst=liche lieder, Nürnberg, Friedrich Gutknecht, 1560

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 158 [Score]

Additional sources

[Verschollen Kantatenabschriften, C. v. Winterfeld] [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1041 [unknown]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/V, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 191 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 857 [Score]
D-LÜh Mus. A 310 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5909, Faszikel 3 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5909 [Konvolut] [Score]
Verschollen BWV 138, C. v. Winterfeld Nr. 298 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 138, J. Fischhof [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 138 (1), Partitur [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 138 (2), Stimmen [Part(s)]

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Edition

NBA I/22, S. 1 (Matthias Wendt, 1987) – Critical report (1988), S. 11;

BG 28, S.199 (W. Rust, 1881)

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000170

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000170

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2024-06-13 : 02:46:07