Lutheran Church Year
Dates of "1. Advent" (1^st Sunday in Advent)

Readings: Epistle: Romans 13: 11-14; Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-9

Dates in the Lifetime of J.S. Bach

All dates are in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DD.
Abbreviations of German weekdays: Sonntag, Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag.

1685-12-02 So
1686-12-01 So
1687-11-30 So
1688-11-28 So
1689-11-27 So
1690-12-03 So
1691-12-02 So
1692-11-30 So
1693-11-29 So
1694-11-28 So
1695-11-27 So
1696-12-02 So
1697-12-01 So
1698-11-30 So
1699-11-29 So
1700-11-28 So
1701-11-27 So
1702-12-03 So
1703-12-02 So
1704-11-30 So
1705-11-29 So
1706-11-28 So
1707-11-27 So
1708-12-02 So
1709-12-01 So
1710-11-30 So
1711-11-29 So
1712-11-27 So
1713-12-03 So
1714-12-02 So - Cantata BWV 61 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (1^st performance, Weimar)
1715-12-01 So
1716-11-29 So
1717-11-28 So
1718-11-27 So
1719-12-03 So
1720-12-01 So
1721-11-30 So
1722-11-29 So
1723-11-28 So
1724-12-03 So - Cantata BWV 62 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (1^st performance, Leipzig)
1725-12-02 So
1726-12-01 So
1727-11-30 So
1728-11-28 So
1729-11-27 So
1730-12-03 So
1731-12-02 So - Cantata BWV 36 Schwingt freudig euch empor (1^st performance, Leipzig)
1732-11-30 So
1733-11-29 So
1734-11-28 So - G.P. Telemann: Cantata Machet die Tore weit (I), TWV 1:1074 (1^st performance, Leipzig)
1735-11-27 So
1736-12-02 So
1737-12-01 So
1738-11-30 So
1739-11-29 So
1740-11-27 So
1741-12-03 So
1742-12-02 So
1743-12-01 So
1744-11-29 So
1745-11-28 So
1746-11-27 So
1747-12-03 So
1748-12-01 So
1749-11-30 So
1750-11-29 So

Vocal works with no definite date

(1732-1735) - Cantata BWV 62 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (2^nd performance, Leipzig)

Sundays and Holidays in the Lifetime of J.S. Bach

Prepared by Dr. Georg Fischer (April 2007), Aryeh Oron (March 2010)
Contributed by Dr. Georg Fischer (March 2010)
Please direct any questions or comments to: Dr. Georg Fischer