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Monday of Easter Week, Cantata Cycle I (1723/1724)

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Scoring

Alt solo (Furcht), Tenor solo (Hoffnung), Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Tromba (ad libitum), Oboe I, Oboe II, Bassono, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 26. März 1731

First performance on April 11, 1735? (as evidenced by the watermark on pages 1–8 of the autograph score); a new version of the score was made due to the expansion of Duet No. 1 into a 4-part choral movement (compare with movement 1 in the Easter Oratorio BWV 249.5) and revisions to the recitatives (compare with BWV 134.3)

Early performances

1731-26-03, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)

1731-26-03, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)

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relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 66.3/6 ChSBC F 25.2

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Author Libretto

unknown author

Libretto

Author unknown. Movements 1–5 reworked from movement 8 and 1–4 of BWV 66.1. Movement 6: Christ ist erstanden (medieval), stanza 3. Original text prints: Leipzig 1724 II, page [6], and Leipzig 1731 I, page [7]

Chorale