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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied

BWV 190.1; BWV 190; BC A 21^GND

New Year's Day (Feast of the Circumcision of Christ), Cantata Cycle I (1723/1724)

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

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

Scoring

A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 3 Tr, Timp, 3 Ob, Ob d’am, Bs, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 01. Januar 1724

First performance on January 1, 1724; subsequent performance around 1736–1740 (autograph revision of the parts). Movements 1–2 are incompletely preserved (all brass and woodwind parts, timpani, and basso continuo are missing)

Early performances

1724-01-01, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Die Erstaufführung dieser Kantate fand im Frühgottesdienst der Thomaskirche mit Predigt von Johann Gottlob Carpzov, und am gleichen Tag im Vespergottesdienst der Nikolaikirche statt, hier mit Predigt von Romanus Teller.
WA um 1736—1740

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

relation from other works

is adapted in BWV 190/7 (o.I.) ChSBC (F 118.2)
has revision BWV 190.2BWV 190aBC [B 27]

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 190.1 (Amsterdam Baroque, T. Koopman)

Libretto

Author unknown. Movement 1: Psalm 149, 1, and Psalm 150, 4 and 6, Herr Gott, dich loben wir (Germanized Te Deum, M. Luther, 1529), lines 1 and 2. The same lines within Movement 2. Movement 7: Jesu, nun sei gepreiset (J. Hermann, 1593), stanza 2. Text print Döbeln 1736

Link to lyrics