Cantata BWV 120b
Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille

Ref.

BWV 120b

German Title

Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille

English Title

God, praise waiteth Thee in the temple (by Simon Crouch)

Event

200^th Anniversary of the Augsburg Confession

Composed

Leipzig, 1730 (BWV 120, BWV 120a & BWV 120b were all adapted from a lost Köthen original. Mvts. 1, 2 & 4 parody of BWV 120)
1^st performance: June 26, 1730 - Leipzig (St. Thomas Church)

Text

Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) (Mvts. 2-5); Psalm 65:2 (Mvt. 1); Verse 3 of Martin Luther’s (1524) chorale “Komm Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott” (Mvt. 6)

German-5 | Translations: English-1

Scoring

Music lost

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References

BGA: - | NBA: I/34 | BC: B 28 | Zwang: - | First Published: - | Provenance

Commentary

Crouch

Music

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Discussions

Week of March 4, 2001; Week of July 13, 2008; Week of April 28, 2013