[Collection] Drei Trauungschoräle BWV 250‑252; BC B 17

Three Wedding Chorales (Half bridal mass)
Genre
Chorale
Scoring
S, A, T, B, Corno I, Corno II, Oboe I, Violine I (col Soprano), Oboe d'amore, Violine II (coll' alto), Viola (con Tenore), Basso continuo / Orgel (transponiert und beziffert)

Date of origin, Work history
Date of composition circa 1734–1738 (watermark autograph parts). It is not known for which wedding these parts were written. As is customary in the sequence of a half bridal mass, it was not Bach who directed the musicians, but a prefect
relation to other works:
is part of BWV diverse [o.Jg.]
relation from other works:
has as part BWV 250
has as part BWV 251
has as part BWV 252
Comment
Choräle für eine sogenannte "halbe Brautmesse".
Auch durch Quellen mit Choralsammlungen überlierfert.
Link to videos:
Drei instrumentierte Choräle (Halbe Brautmesse), BWV 250-252 (Amsterdam Baroque, T. Koopman)

Libretto
BWV 250: S. Rodigast (date of composition 1675; first print 1676/1677); BWV 251: J. J. Schütz (date of composition 1675); BWV 252: M. Rinckart (date of composition 1636)
Link to lyrics
Chorale
Chorale
Chorale

Original sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 123 [Part(s)]

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BachDigitalWork_work_00011149
Static URL
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2023-09-12 : 11:46:55