• Ihr Häuser des Himmels, ihr scheinenden Lichter

BWV 193.1; BWV 193a; BC [G 15]

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Genre

• Secular cantata

Scoring

• A solo; vermutlich (nach BWV 193) auch: S solo, [T oder B solo], S, A, [T, B], [Trompetenchor], Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, [Basso Continuo]

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Date of origin, Work history

• vor dem 03. August 1727

• First performance on August 3, 1727, for the name day of the Elector of Saxony, Friedrich August I (King August II of Poland). It may be based on a lost cantata (Smend 1951, Häfner 1987). Music from three arias of the later versions can be reconstructed:
  Sequence of movements (according to text print) and parody relationships:
  1. Aria: Der Rat der Götter [Duet] Ihr Häuser des Himmels (Chor), see BWV 193.2/1
  2. [Recitative]: Most worthy August (Providentia)
  3. Aria: Nenne deinen August: Gott (Providentia)
  4. [Recitative]: O! schöner Tag, o! schöne Blicke (Fama)
  5. Aria à Duetto: Ich will (Du solt) rühmen (Fama, Providentia)
  6. [Recitative]: So wie AVGVSTVS nicht (Providentia, Fama, Salus)
  7. Aria: Herr! so groß als Dein Erhöhen (Salus), see BWV 193.2/3
  8. [Recitative]: Wie bin ich doch ergötzt (Pietas)
  9. Aria: Sachsen, komm zum Opffer-Heerd (Pietas), see BWV 193.2/5
  10. [Recitative]: Doch worzu wollen wir viel Tempel bauen (Pietas)
  11. Aria: Himmel, erhöre das bethende Land (Pietas, Tutti)

Early performances

1727-03-08, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)

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Libretto

• C. F. Henrici. Original text print: Leipzig first performance 1727 IV; additional text prints: Picander first print 1727 II; Picander 1729, page 11

Link to lyrics

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 62 [Part(s)]

Additional sources

Es sind keine handschriftlichen Quellen überliefert. [unknown]

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Edition

NBA I/36, -- (Werner Neumann, 1962) – Critical report (1962), S. 16

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Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000235

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2023-08-26 12:36:11