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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 composed the cantata in Leipzig in his second annual cycle for the Fifth Sunday after Easter, called Rogate.The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the Epistle of James, "doers of the word, not only listeners" (James 1:22–27) and from the Gospel of John, from the Farewell Discourse of Jesus, "prayers will be fulfilled" (John 16:23–30). [2]
Bach's fourth (Leipzig) cantata cycle, known as the Picander cycle, consists of cantatas performed for the first time from 24 June 1728 (St. John's Day) to 10 July 1729 (fourth Sunday after Trinity), or later in 1729, to a libretto from the printed cycle of 70 cantata texts for 1728–29 by Picander. Later additions to this cycle and Picander ...
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 ...
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 .
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; ... Church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach (1 C, 209 P) C. Chorale cantatas ...
Bach structured the cantata in six movements, alternating arias and recitatives, concluded by a chorale. [4] As in several other cantatas on words by Franck, it is scored for a small ensemble of four vocal soloists (soprano (S), alto (A), tenor (T) and bass (B)), and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of oboe (Ob), two violins (Vl), viola (Va), cello (Vc) and basso continuo (Bc) including bassoon.
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 ...