Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm BWV 171; BC A 24

^GND

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 34
Epistel: Galater 3, 23-29
Gospel: Lukas 2, 21

Scoring

Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Tromba I, Tromba II, Tromba III, Timpani, Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 01. Januar 1729
First performance on January 1, 1729 (or around 1736–1737). Movement 1 is based on an unknown template and was later parodied in BWV 232, fourth movement, Part II, Section 2. Movement 4 is a parody of BWV 205/9

Early performances

1 January 1729, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is exemplar of BWVBC F
is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 4]

Link to videos:

Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm, BWV 171 (Amsterdam Baroque, T. Koopman)

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Author Libretto

Henrici, Christian Friedrich, genannt Picander (1700–1764)

Libretto

C. F. Henrici. Movement 1: Psalm 48, 11. Movement 6: Jesu, nun sei gepreiset (J. Hermann, 1593), stanza 2. Text prints: Picander 1728, page 81; Picander 1732, page 92
Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Hermann, Johann (gest. 1563)

Chorale

Satz 6: Johann Hermann, "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset", 1593, Strophe 2 in: Cantilenae latinae et germanicae, Wittenberg 1591

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Original sources

US-NYpm B 1184. G685 [Robert Owen Lehman Collection, BWV 171] (Depositum) [Score]

Additional sources

D-B Am.B 10-11, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/VI, Faszikel 7 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 453, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 94 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 39 [Part(s)]
D-DS Mus. ms. 1312 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5928 [Score]

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Edition

NBA I/4, S. 131 (Werner Neumann, 1965) – Critical report (1964), S. 89;

BG 35, S.3 (A. Dörffel, 1888)

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persistent ID

BachDigitalWork_work_00000206

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000206

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2024-06-17 : 01:55:26