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Cantata BWV 1
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern |
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Ref. |
BWV 1 |
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German Title |
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern |
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English Title |
How beautifully gleams the morning star (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Choral Cantata for the Feast of Annunciation of Mary
Readings: Epistle: Isaiah 7: 10-16; Gospel: Luke 1: 26-38 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1725 | 1st performance: March 25, 1725 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Philipp Nicolai (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) |
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German Text | German-2 | Translations: Arabic-1 | Catalan-1 | Dutch-2 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-1 | Spanish-2
Chorale Text: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 horns, 2 oboes da caccia, 2 concertante violins, 2 ripieno violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria: | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [2.01 MB] | Score BGA [4.49 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver 2 | Mvt. 6 ver 3 [cap]
Finale: PDF Score | Mus Format [Explantion]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score |
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References |
BGA: I | NBA: I/28.2 | BC: A 173 | Zwang: K 114 | First Published: BG, 1851 | Autograph score (Facsimile): ? |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Ellis | EvH [Dutch] | JPdL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of March 25, 2001; Week of March 25, 2007; Week of December 2, 2012 |
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J.S. Bach Cantata Series [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 1 [22:19] |
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Vance George |
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Indiana University Singers / Indiana University Symphony Orchestra |
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Indiana University School of Music |
2000 |
MC / TT: |
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Recorded at Indiana University, School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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