Lutheran Church Year
Dates of "Gründonnerstag" (Maundy Thursday)

Musical Context of Bach Cantatas: Motets & Chorales for Palm Sunday, Holy Week

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.

1685-04-19 Do
1686-04-11 Do
1687-03-27 Do
1688-04-15 Do
1689-04-07 Do
1690-03-23 Do
1691-04-12 Do
1692-04-03 Do
1693-03-19 Do
1694-04-08 Do
1695-03-31 Do
1696-04-19 Do
1697-04-04 Do
1698-03-27 Do
1699-04-16 Do
1700-04-08 Do
1701-03-24 Do
1702-04-13 Do
1703-04-05 Do
1704-03-20 Do
1705-04-09 Do
1706-04-01 Do
1707-04-21 Do
1708-04-05 Do
1709-03-28 Do
1710-04-17 Do
1711-04-02 Do
1712-03-24 Do
1713-04-13 Do
1714-03-29 Do
1715-04-18 Do
1716-04-09 Do
1717-03-25 Do Mariä Verkündigung
1718-04-14 Do
1719-04-06 Do
1720-03-28 Do
1721-04-10 Do
1722-04-02 Do
1723-03-25 Do Mariä Verkündigung
1724-04-06 Do
1725-03-29 Do
1726-04-18 Do
1727-04-10 Do
1728-03-25 Do Mariä Verkündigung
1729-04-14 Do
1730-04-06 Do
1731-03-22 Do
1732-04-10 Do
1733-04-02 Do
1734-04-22 Do
1735-04-07 Do
1736-03-29 Do
1737-04-18 Do
1738-04-03 Do
1739-03-26 Do
1740-04-14 Do
1741-03-30 Do
1742-03-22 Do
1743-04-11 Do
1744-03-26 Do
1745-04-15 Do
1746-04-07 Do
1747-03-30 Do
1748-04-11 Do
1749-04-03 Do
1750-03-26 Do

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

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