Bach digital - Lobet den Herrn, alle seine Heerscharen BWV 1147

Organ consecration, Princely Birthday, Day of Honour, Köthen Cantatas

Date of origin, Work history: vor dem 10. Dezember 1718
First performance on December 10, 1718, in Köthen as a church cantata for the birthday of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen at St. Jacob’s church. The musical setting is likely by Bach due to his role as court Kapellmeister; see also the Köthen Chamber accounts (Cammer-Rechnung) from December 16, 1718 (An den Capell-Meister Bachen [To Kapellmeister Bach] as well as to the guest musicians J.G. Riemschneider (Vor den einige Wochen hier gewesenen Bassisten [formerly the bassist who had been here a few weeks earlier]), J.G. Linike (ConcertMeister from Merseburg), J.G. Vogler (from Leipzig), and the Discantisten
Prese [soprano Prese], see Dok. II Nr. 93), which probably also refers to the birthday cantata BWV 66.1 performed on the same day. The music is lost.
Sequence of movements (according to the text print by Menantes 1719) and possible parody relationship:
1. Chorus: Lobet den HErrn, all seine Heerschaaren, see BWV 69.1/1?
2. Recit.: MEin Leben kommt aus deiner Hand
3. Aria: Ich lebe HErr! mein Hertz soll dich erheben
4. Recit.: Was nutzte mir ein zeitlich Lebens-Gut
5. Aria: HErr, laß meine Seele leben
6. Recit.: HErr, dein Gericht, In dem die höchste Weisheit spricht
7. Aria: Herrsche Du selber mit Gnaden von oben
Early performances: 10 December 1718, Köthen (Premiere) (Link to event)
relation to other works:: is part of BWV diverse [K. Kant.]

Libretto: C. F. Hunold. Movement 1: Psalm 103, 21. Text Print: Menantes 1719, page 194 (Cantata; an des Durchläuchtigsten
| Fürsten Leopoldi, Fürstens zu Anhalt | Cöthen, etc. etc. Geburths-Feste, den 10. | Dec.
1718. bey gehaltenem GOttes- | Dienste. | Menantes. | Nach Anleitung des CXIX. Ps. v. 175. | Laß meine
Seele leben, daß sie dich lobe, und | deine Rechte mir helfen. [Cantata; for His Serene Highness Prince Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen, etc. etc. Birthday Celebration, December 10, 1718, during the held divine service. Menantes. Following the guide of Psalm 119, verse 175. Let my soul live so that it may praise you, and let your judgments help me.])
Link to lyrics

Additional sources: Es sind keine handschriftlichen Quellen überliefert. [unknown]

Edition

NBA I/34, -- (Ryuichi Higuchi, 1986) – Critical report (1990), S. 43

Literature

Neumann 1967, S. 412 (Textwiedergabe)/Neumann 1974, S. 266 (Faksimile); Scheide BJ 1982, S. 94–96

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