Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm BWV 171; BC A 24 GND
New Year's Day (Feast of the Circumcision of Christ), Musical settings of texts by Picander (1727-1729 and later)
- 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
- Date of origin, Work history
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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
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, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Die Erstaufführung dieser Kantate fand im Frühgottesdienst der Thomaskirche mit Predigt von Christian Weise d. Ä., und am gleichen Tag im Vespergottesdienst der Nikolaikirche statt, hier mit Predigt von Gottlieb Gaudlitz.
EA 1. Januar 1729 oder um 1736—1737 - 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)
- 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
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Satz 6:
Johann Hermann, "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset", 1593, Strophe 2
in: Cantilenae latinae et germanicae, Wittenberg 1591
- Original sources
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US-NYpm B 1184. G685 [Robert Owen Lehman Collection, BWV 171] (Depositum) [Score]
- Additional sources
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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]
- Edition
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NBA I/4, S. 131 (Werner Neumann, 1965) – Critical report (1964), S. 89;
BG 35, S.3 (A. Dörffel, 1888)
- 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
