Bach digital - Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf BWV 226

For eight voices (Double choir)

Other catalogues: BWV [1950]: Vokalstimmen = BWV 226; Instrumentalstimmen = BWV 226a
Genre: Motet
Scoring: S I, A I, T I, B I, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Violoncello
S II, A II, T II, B II, Oboe I, Oboe II, Taille, Bassono,
Basso continuo (+ Violone)

Date of origin, Work history: 1729
Motet for the funeral of the headmaster of St. Thomas School Johann Heinrich Ernesti. The performance may have taken place on October 21st or 23rd 1729, too. Presumably the choral was sung a capella.
Early performances: 23 October 1729, Leipzig (Link to event)
24 October 1729, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
relation from other works:: is adapted in BWV 226/2 ChS
: Introduction to the work
Link to videos:: Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226 (Netherlands Bach Society)

Libretto

Mov 1: Romans 8:26-27. Mov 2: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott (M. Luther, 1524), Stanza 3
Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Luther, Martin (1483–1546)

Chorale

Satz 2: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott (M. Luther, 1524), Str. 3

Bible verse

Satz 1: Römer 8, 26–27

Original sources: D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 36, Faszikel 1 [Score, Sketch]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 121 [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 226, Originalstimmen [Part(s)]
Additional sources: D-B Am.B 18-21, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Am.B 25-26, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Am.B 40-42, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Am.B 116 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-B Am.B 116, Faszikel 8 [Score]
D-BNu Ec 9.6f [Score]
D-Dl Mus. 1-E-775, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-DS Mus. ms. 1310 [Score]
DK-A R 18 [Score]
D-LEb Go. S. 30 [Score]
D-LEm Becker III.1.11 (2) [Erstdruck 1803] [Score]
D-Mbs D-Mbs Mus.Schott.As 3643-1 [Score]
D-Rp AK Ms 37 [Score]
D-RUl RH-B 30 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 8129 [Konvolut] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 8129, Faszikel 6 [Score]
RUS-KAu Mus. ms. Gotthold 13574 [Score]
RUS-KAu Mus. ms. Gotthold 13583, Faszikel 1 [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 226, Partitur [Score]
Verschollen Thomasschule zu Leipzig, BWV 225, 228, Anh. 159, 229, 227, 226 [Score]
CH-Bu BWV 225-231 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 226, J. C. L. Kittel [identisch mit D-RUl RH-B 30] [Score]
Verschollen BWV 227, 226, C. P. E. Bach [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
D-HER Mus. M 102:1 [Part(s)]
D-LEm PM 7107 [Part(s)]
PL-ŁŹu M 35000, 6 [Part(s)]
Verschollen Thomasschule zu Leipzig, BWV 226 [Part(s)]

Edition

NBA III/1, S. 37 (Konrad Ameln, 1965) – Critical report (1967), S. 63

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