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Most cantatas made reference to the content of the readings and to Lutheran hymns appropriate for the occasion. The melodies of such hymns often appeared in cantatas, for example as in the four-part settings concluding Bach's works, or as a cantus firmus in larger choral movements. Other occasions for church cantatas include weddings and ...
Bach's Nekrolog mentions five cantata cycles: "Fünf Jahrgänge von Kirchenstücken, auf alle Sonn- und Festtage" (Five year-cycles of pieces for the church, for all Sundays and feast days), [1] which would amount to at least 275 cantatas, [2] or over 320 if all cycles would have been ideal cycles. [3]
Pages in category "Church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 209 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz (Search me, God, and know my heart), [1] BWV 136 is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.Bach composed the cantata in 1723 in Leipzig to be used for the eighth Sunday after Trinity.
The list includes both extant cantatas and, as far as known, lost cantatas. It is sortable by the cantata number which equals the number in the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV), by title, by occasion during the liturgical year, the year of composition and date of first performance, as far as known. The scoring is provided, grouped by singers and ...
According to musicologist Martin Elste, the most frequently recorded cantatas of Bach have been the virtuoso solo cantatas Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 50 for soprano and obbligato trumpet, Ich habe genug, BWV 82 for bass (with alternative versions for soprano, alto or mezzo-soprano) and the so-called "Kreuzstab cantata" for solo bass or bass-baritone Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen ...
The cantata is structured in two parts, Part I of three movements to be performed before the sermon, Part II of four movements after the sermon. Bach scored it for four vocal soloists ( soprano (S), alto (A), tenor (T) and bass (B)), a four-part choir SATB , and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of two oboes (Ob), two violins (Vl), two violas (Va ...