• Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich

BWV 17; BC A 131

^GND

Genre

• Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 117
Epistel: Galater 5, 16-24
Gospel: Lukas 17, 11.19

Scoring

• Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

---

Date of origin, Work history

• vor dem 22. September 1726

• First performance on September 22, 1726. Movement 1 serves as a parody template for BWV 236/6

Early performances

1726-22-09, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Christian Weise d. Ä.

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [3. Jg.]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 17/7 ChSBC F 153.3a/b

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)

---

Author Libretto

unknown author

Libretto

• Author unknown. Movement 1: Psalm 50:23. Movement 4: Luke 17:15–16. Movement 7: Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren (J. Gramann, date of composition around 1530; first print 1540), stanza 3. Text prints: Meiningen 1719, page 131; Rudolstadt 1726, page 159; Birkmann 1728, page 115

Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Gramann, Johann (1487-1541)

Chorale

Satz 7: Johann Gramann, "Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren", Entstehungszeit 1530; Erstdruck 1540, Strophe 3

in: J. Kugelmann, Concentus novi, trium vocum, Augsburg 1540 (Discantus-Buch S. 53, Altus-Buch S. 34, Tenor-Buch S. 60, Bassus-Buch S. 54)

Bible verse

Satz 1: Psalm 50

in: Lutherbibel 2017

Bible verse

Satz 4: Lukas 17, 15-16

in: Lutherbibel 2017

Libretto

Textdrucke: Meiningen 1719, Seite 131; Rudolstadt 1726; Seite 159, Birkmann 1728, Seite 115.

---

Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 45, Faszikel 5 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 101 [Part(s)]

edition essential source

D-Nst Will II, 1413 8° [Textdruck] [Libretto]

Additional sources

D-GOl Cant.spir 8° 01315 [Textdruck] [Libretto]
Verschollen BWV 17 (1), List & Francke 1922 [Part(s)]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 17, Partitur [Score]

---

Edition

NBA I/21, S. 147 (Werner Neumann, 1958) – Critical report (1959), S. 158;

BG 2, S. 201 (M. Hauptmann, um 1852)

---

persistent ID

BachDigitalWork_work_00000019

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000019

Export format

[PDF] [XML] [MEI] [JSON-LD]

Last changed

2024-06-10 11:37:30