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Ref. |
BWV 197a |
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German Title |
Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe |
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English Title |
Glory to God in the highest (by Z. Philip Ambrose) |
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Event |
Cantata for Christmas Day [fragment, incomplete]
Readings: Epistle: Titus 2: 11-14 / Isaiah 9: 2-7; Gospel: Luke 2: 1-14 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1728; Revised as a Wedding Cantata BWV 197: Leipzig, 1736-1737
1st performance: December 25, 1728 ? or the following year - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1736-1737 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Lukas 2: 14 (Mvt. 1); Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) (Mvts. 2-6); Kaspar Ziegler (Mvt. 7) |
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German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | French | Hebrew | Italian | Spanish
Chorale Text: Ich freue mich in dir |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Alto, Bass; Four-part chorus
Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, bassoon, continuo
[The music for Mvts. 1-3 & the beginning of Mvt. 4 is missing]
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Chorus |
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Score BGA [0.98 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 91 (BWV 197; 0197a/6, 8: Mvts.) [Bach Digital]
Chorale Melody: O Gott, du frommer Gott - Melody 3 |
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References |
BGA: XLI | NBA: I/2 | BC: A 11 | Zwang: K 170 | First Published: BG, 1894 |
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Commentary |
Crouch | Mincham
| Role [French] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussioons |
Week of February 24, 2002; Week of May 11, 2008; Week of March 1, 2009 |
