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Lutheran Church Year: Main Page and Explanation | LCY - Event Table | LCY 2000-2005 | LCY 2006-2010 | LCY 2011-2015 | LCY 2016-2020 | LCY 2021 | LCY 2022 | LCY 2023 | LCY 2024 | LCY 2025
Sundays & Holidays in the Lifetime of J.S. Bach | Performance Dates of Bach’s Vocal Works
Readings from the Epistles and the Gospels for each Event | Motets & Chorales for Events in the LCY
Discussions: Events in the Lutheran Church Year: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Readings from the Bible


Musical Context of Bach Cantatas
Motets & Chorales for Events in the Lutheran Church Year / Chorales by Theme

Motets & Chorales for Events in the Lutheran Church Year

New Year's Day, Holy Name, Circumcision of Christ (Jan 1):
Motets & Chorales for Turning Time (W)

Sunday after New Year, 2nd Sunday after Christmas [Christmas + 2, New Year + 1]
Motets & Chorales for Turning Time (W)

Feast of Epiphany (Jan 6) [Epiphany]:
Motets & Chorales for Turning Time (W)

1st Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 1]:
Motets & Chorales for Epiphany Time (W)

2nd Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 2]:
Motets & Chorales for Epiphany Time (W)

3rd Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 3]:
Motets & Chorales for Epiphany Time (W)

4th Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 4]:
Motets & Chorales for Epiphany Time (W)

5th Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 5]:
Motets & Chorales for Epiphany Time (W)

6th Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 6]:
Motets & Chorales for Epiphany Time (W)

Last Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany Last]:
Motets & Chorales for Epiphany Time.

Septuagesima Sunday, 3rd Sunday before Lent:
Motets & Chorales for Gesima Sundays (W)

Sexagesima Sunday, 2nd Sunday before Lent:
Motets & Chorales for Gesima Sundays (W)

Quinquagesima Sunday, Sunday before Lent:
Motets & Chorales for Gesima Sundays (W)

Rose Monday, Shrove Monday, Monday before Lent

Shrove Tuesday, Tuesday before Lent

Ash Wednesday, 1st Day of Lent

1st Sunday in Lent
Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Lent (W)

2nd Sunday in Lent
Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Lent (W)

3rd Sunday in Lent
Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Lent (W)

4th Sunday in Lent
Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Lent (W)

5th Sunday in Lent
Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Lent (W)

Palm Sunday, 6th Sunday in Lent:
Motets & Chorales for Palm Sunday, Holy Week (W)

Maundy Thursday
Motets & Chorales for Palm Sunday, Holy Week (W)

Good Friday
Motets & Chorales for Palm Sunday, Holy Week (W)

Easter Saturday, Holy Saturday

Easter Sunday, 1st Day of Easter:
Motets & Chorales for Easter (W) > C

Easter Monday, 2nd Day of Easter:
Motets & Chorales for Easter (W) > C

Easter Tuesday, 3rd Day of Easter:
Motets & Chorales for Easter (W) > C

Quasimodogeniti, 1st Sunday after Easter:
Motets & Chorales for Easter Season (W)

Misericordias Domini, 2nd Sunday after Easter:
Motets & Chorales for Easter Season (W)

Jubilate, 3rd Sunday after Easter:
Motets & Chorales for Easter Season (W)

Cantate, 4th Sunday after Easter:
Motets & Chorales for Easter Season (W)

Rogate, 5th Sunday after Easter:
Motets & Chorales for Easter Season (W)

Ascension Day, Ascension of Jesus [Ascension]:
Motets & Chorales for Ascension Day

Exaudi, 6th Sunday after Easter
Motets & Chorales for Easter Season (W)

Whit Sunday, 1st Day of Pentecost:
Motets & Chorales for Pentecost Festival (W) > C

Whit Monday, 2nd Day of Pentecost:
Motets & Chorales for Pentecost Festival (W) > C

Whit Tuesday, 3rd Day of Pentecost:
Motets & Chorales for Pentecost Festival (W) > C

Trinity Sunday [Trinity]:
Motets & Chorales for Trinity Sunday (D+W) > C

Body of Christ, Thursday after Trinity Sunday

1st Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 1]:
Motets & Chorales for 1st Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

2nd Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 2]:
Motets & Chorales for 2nd Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

3rd Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 3]:
Motets & Chorales for 3rd Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

4th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 4]:
Motets & Chorales for 4th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

5th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 5]:
Motets & Chorales for 5th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

6th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 6]:
Motets & Chorales for 6th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

7th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 7]:
Motets & Chorales for 7th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

8th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 8]:
Motets & Chorales for 8th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

9th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 9]:
Motets & Chorales for 9th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

10th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 10]:
Motets & Chorales for 10th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

11th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 11]:
Motets & Chorales for 11th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

12th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 12]:
Motets & Chorales for 12th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

13th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 13]:
Motets & Chorales for 13th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

14th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 14]:
Motets & Chorales for 14th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

15th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 15]:
Motets & Chorales for 15th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

16th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 16]:
Motets & Chorales for 16th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

17th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 17]:
Motets & Chorales for 17th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

18th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 18]:
Motets & Chorales for 18th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

19th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 19]:
Motets & Chorales for 19th Sunday after Trinity (D+W)

20th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 20]:
Motets & Chorales for 20th Sunday after Trinity (W)

21st Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 21]:
Motets & Chorales for 21st Sunday after Trinity (W)

22nd Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 22]:
Motets & Chorales for 22nd Sunday after Trinity (W)

23rd Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 23]:
Motets & Chorales for 23rd Sunday after Trinity (W)

24th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 24]:
Motets & Chorales for 24th Sunday after Trinity (W)

25th Sunday after Trinty [Trinity 25]:
Motets & Chorales for 25th Sunday after Trinity (W)

26th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 26]:
Motets & Chorales for 26th Sunday after Trinity (W)

27th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 27]:
Motets & Chorales for 27th Sunday after Trinity (W)

Repentance Day, 11 days before Advent.[ Atonement]

1st Sunday in Advent [Advent 1]:
Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Advent (W)

2nd Sunday in Advent [Advent 2]:
Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Advent (W)

3rd Sunday in Advent [Advent 3]:
Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Advent (W)

4th Sunday in Advent [Advent 4]:
Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Advent (W)

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day (Dec 25):
Motets & Chorales for Christmas (W)

2nd Day of Christmas, St Stefanus Day (Dec 26) [Christmas 2]:
Motets & Chorales for Christmas (W)

3rd Day of Christmas, St John's Day (Dec 27) [Christmas 3]:
Motets & Chorales for Christmas (W)

1st Sunday after Christmas Day [Christmas + 1]:
Motets & Chorales for Turning Time (W)

Last Day of the Year (Dec 31) [Silvester]:
Motets & Chorales for Turning Time (W)

Events with fixed date:

Feast of Purification of Mary (Feb 2) [Purification]:
Motets & Chorales for Feast of Purification of Mary (D+W) > ???

Feast of Annunciation of Mary (Mar 25) [Annunciation]:
Motets & Chorales for Feast of Annunciation of Mary (W)

May 1 [May Day]

Feast of Nativity of St John the Baptist (Jun 24) [St John]:
Motets & Chorales for Feast of John the Baptist (W)

Feast of Visitation of Mary (Jul 2) [Visitation]:
Motets & Chorales for Feast of Visitation of Mary (D+W)

Feast of St Michael and All Angels (Sep 29) [St Michael]:
Motets & Chorales for St. Michael and All Angels (W)

Feast of Reformation (Oct 31) [Reformation]:
Motets & Chorales for Feast of Reformation (W)

St Nicholas' Day (Dec 6) [St Nicholas]

Chorales by Theme

Passion Chorale (November 16-18, 2004)
Motets & Chorales for Christmas (February 28, 2015)
Clavierübung III, German Organ Mass/Catechism Chorales, BWV 669-689 (July 9+16, 2017)
Luther's Deutsche Messe, Other Liturgical Chorales (July 21, 2017)
Christological Cycle: Penitential/Communion Chorales (July 25, 2017)
Chorales: Psalms, Christian Life, Troubles, Thanks, Weddings (July 28, 2017)
Gloria Settings, BWV 260; Free-Standing Chorales, BWV 253-438 (September 23, 2017)
Trinity 21-23, Death & Dying Chorales (December 3, 2017)
Last Trinity Time Sundays' Cantatas, Chorales (December 7, 2017)
Devotional Hymns: Morning, Evening Songs (December 14, 2017)
Blessing & Thanks Hymns as Chorales at Meals; Tafelmusik (December 21, 2017)
Eschatological Chorales, Coming in Judgement (December 24, 2017)
Passiontide Devotional Chorales, Other Weiße Hymns (February 20, 2018)
Holy Week Passion Chorales (March 25, 2018)
Good Friday Chorales (March 31, 2018)
Easter Season Chorales (April 11, 2018)
Chorale-Song Collections, Student Work (October 14, 2018)
Christological Cycle: Part 2, Latin Church Music, Chorale Settings (November 21+24, 2018)
Christological Cycle Summary: Oratorios, Related Cantatas, Latin Church Music; Chorales (December 1, 2018)

General Discussions of Chorales

Chorales in Bach's Vocal Works: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 [General Topics]
Chorales BWV 250-438 General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | [Other Vocal Works]

Prepared by Douglas Cowling, William Hoffman & Aryeh Oron (September 2011 - December 2018)


Lutheran Church Year: Main Page and Explanation | LCY - Event Table | LCY 2000-2005 | LCY 2006-2010 | LCY 2011-2015 | LCY 2016-2020 | LCY 2021 | LCY 2022 | LCY 2023 | LCY 2024 | LCY 2025
Sundays & Holidays in the Lifetime of J.S. Bach | Performance Dates of Bach’s Vocal Works
Readings from the Epistles and the Gospels for each Event | Motets & Chorales for Events in the LCY
Discussions: Events in the Lutheran Church Year: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Readings from the Bible




 

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