• Der Herr denket an uns

BWV 196; BC B 11

^GND

Genre

• Sacred cantata

Scoring

S*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 2 Vl, Va, Bc

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Date of origin, Work history

• um 1707–1708?

• Date of composition around 1707–1708. First performance possibly on October 17, 1707, for Bach's own wedding to Maria Barbara Bach in Dornheim by Johann Lorenz Stauber, or on June 5, 1708, for the wedding of Pastor Stauber to Regina Wedemann, an aunt of Maria Barbara Bach

Early performances

1708-05-06, Dornheim (Link to event)
vermutete Aufführung in Dornheim (bei Arnstadt); möglich auch 17. Oktober 1707

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [M. Kant.]

Link to videos:

Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196 (Netherlands Bach Society)

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Libretto

• Psalm 115:12–15

Link to lyrics

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edition essential source

D-B Am.B 102-104, Faszikel 2 [Score]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XI, Faszikel 8 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 444, Faszikel 5 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. autogr. Beethoven, L.v. 28, fol. 36 [Part(s)]
PL-Wu RM 5908 [Konvolut] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5908, Faszikel 1 [Score]
US-BER Kenney 535 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 196/4, Kaiserin Augusta-Gymnasium (Berlin) [Part(s)]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 196 (1), Partitur [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 196 (2), Stimmen [Part(s)]

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Edition

NBA I/33, S. 1 (Frederick Hudson, 1957) – Critical report (1958), S. 18;

BG 13/1, S.73 (W. Rust, 1864)

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000243

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000243

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2023-08-26 01:31:40