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First Sunday of Epiphany, Cantata Cycle I (1723/1724)

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Genre

Proper

Scoring

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

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 09. Januar 1724

First performance on January 9, 1724 (as indicated by the autograph date); subsequent performance around 1736–1737? (as evidenced by the watermark on the title page of the score copy). Date of composition (of parts?) before 1724 is possible

Early performances

1724-09-01, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Friedrich Wilhelm Schütz
WA um 1736—1737

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

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Libretto

Author unknown. Movement 3: Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne (M. Jahn, 1661), stanza 2. Movement 5: Luke 2, 49. Movement 6: after Song of Solomon 2, 8; Movement 8: Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht (C. Keymann, 1658), stanza 6 (but with the opening line from stanza 1 of the hymn)

Author Chorale

Keimann, Christian (1607–1662)

Chorale

Chorale

Satz 8:
Christian Keymann, "Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht", 1658, Strophe 6
in: A. Hammerschmidt, Fest-, Bus- und Danck-Lieder: Mit 5. Vocal Stimmen und 5. Instr., nach beliebung, Nebenst dem Basso Continuo 10. Stimmen, Dresden, 1658