Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin BWV 144; BC A 41

^GND

Other catalogues

NV 1790, S. 76 [1]

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 38
Epistel: 1. Korinther 9, 24-27; 10, 1-5
Gospel: Matthäus 20, 1-16

Scoring

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

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Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 06. Februar 1724
First performance on February 6, 1724. Likely subsequent performance (only movement 1?) before 1760 in Berlin (F. W. Marpurg in: Kritische Briefe über die Tonkunst, Volume 1, page 382, Berlin May 24, 1760)

Early performances

6 February 1724, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 144/3 ChS
is adapted in BWV 144/6 ChS
has as part H 860

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin, BWV 144 (Netherlands Bach Society)
Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin, BWV 144 (Stiftsbarock Stuttgart, K. Johannsen)

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Author Libretto

unknown author

Libretto

Movement 1: Matthew 20, 14. Movement 3: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (S. Rodigast, date of composition 1675; first print 1676/1677). Movement 6: Was mein Gott will, das gscheh allzeit (Duke Albrecht of Prussia, date of composition 1547; first print around 1554), stanza 1. Movement 2 and 4–5 (author unknown). Printed text: Leipzig 1724 I, page 10
Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 3: Samuel Rodigast, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan", Entstehungszeit 1675 in: Das Hannoverische ordentliche vollständige Gesangbuch, Göttingen 1676 (erschienen 1677)

Chorale

Satz 6: Herzog Albrecht von Preußen, "Was mein Gott will, das gscheh allzeit", um 1547, Strophe 1

in: Friedrich Gutknecht, Ein Schœn New geis=lich Lied/ Vom Geistlichen Ackerman, Nürnberg 1560

Original lyrics

RUS-SPsc 6.35.1.849 [Textdruck]

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 134 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 349 [Konvolut] [Score]
RUS-SPsc 6.35.1.849 [Textdruck] [Libretto]

Additional sources

D-B Am.B 18-21, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-B Am.B 595 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/II, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 349, Faszikel 11 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 37, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 470, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-KNu K 16a/6365, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-KNu K 16a/6365 [Konvolut] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5911, Faszikel 1 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5911 [Konvolut] [Score]
Verschollen BWV 144, Breitkopf [Score]
Verschollen BWV 144 (oder BWV 84?), K. F. von Kloeden [Score]
Verschollen BWV 64, 144, 5, 36, Fk 84, J. Rietz [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 144 (1), Partitur [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 144 (2), Stimmen [Part(s)]

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Edition

NBA I/7, S. 1 (Werner Neumann, 1956) – Critical report (1957), S. 7;

BG 30, S.77 (P. Graf Waldersee, 1884)

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