Contents

The Lutheran Church Year - Explanation
Bach Cantatas according to the Lutheran Church Year - Years 2000-2005
Bach Cantatas according to the Lutheran Church Year - Years 2006-2010
Bach Cantatas according to the Lutheran Church Year - Years 2011-2015
Readings from the Epistles and the Gospels for each Event
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works according to Performance Dates
Sundays in the lifetime of J.S. Bach

Years 2000-2005 (in this page)

List of Bach Cantatas according to the Lutheran Church Year
Cantatas composed for events with fixed date
Cantatas composed for events with no special date
Secular Cantatas

Event

BWV

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

New Year's Day

190, 41, 16, 171, 143, 248/4, 134a

Jan 1

Jan 1

Jan 1

Jan 1

Jan 1

Jan 1

Sunday after New Year

153, 58, 248/5

Jan 2

-

-

Jan 5

Jan 4

Jan 2

Feast of Epiphany

65, 123, 248/6

Jan 6

Jan 6

Jan 6

Jan 6

Jan 6

Jan 6

1^st Sunday after Epiphany

154, 124, 32, 217

Jan 9

Jan 7

Jan 13

Jan 12

Jan 11

Jan 9

2^nd Sunday after Epiphany

155, 3, 13

Jan 16

Jan 14

Jan 20

Jan 19

Jan 18

Jan 16

3^rd Sunday after Epiphany

73, 111, 72, 156

Jan 23

Jan 21

-

Jan 26

Jan 25

-

4^th Sunday after Epiphany

81, 14

Jan 30

Jan 28

-

Feb 2

Feb 1

-

5^th Sunday after Epiphany

-

Feb 6

Feb 4

-

Feb 9

-

-

6^th Sunday after Epiphany

-

Feb 13

-

-

-

-

-

Septuagesima Sunday (9 weeks, 70 days before Easter)

144, 92, 84

Feb 20

Feb 11

Jan 27

Feb 16

Feb 8

Jan 23

Sexagesima Sunday (8 weeks, 60 days before Easter)

18, 181, 126

Feb 27

Feb 18

Feb 3

Feb 23

Feb 15

Jan 30

Quinquagesima Sunday (Estomihi)

22, 23, 127, 159

Mar 5

Feb 25

Feb 10

Mar 2

Feb 22

Feb 6

Invocavit (1^st Sunday in Lent)

-

Mar 12

Mar 4

Feb 17

Mar 9

Feb 29

Feb 13

Reminiscere (2^nd Sunday in Lent)

-

Mar 19

Mar 11

Feb 24

Mar 16

Mar 7

Feb 20

Oculi (3^rd Sunday in Lent)

54, (80a)

Mar 26

Mar 18

Mar 3

Mar 23

Mar 14

Feb 27

Laetare (4^th Sunday in Lent)

-

Apr 2

Mar 25

Mar 10

Mar 30

Mar 21

Mar 6

Judica (5^th Sunday in Lent)

-

Apr 9

Apr 1

Mar 17

Apr 6

Mar 28

Mar 13

Palm Sunday

182

Apr 16

Apr 8

Mar 24

Apr 13

Apr 4

Mar 20

Good Friday

-

Apr 21

Apr 13

Mar 29

Apr 18

Apr 9

Mar 25

Easter Sunday

4, 31, 249, 15, 160

Apr 23

Apr 15

Mar 31

Apr 20

Apr 11

Mar 27

2^nd day of Easter (Easter Monday)

66, 6

Apr 24

Apr 16

Apr 1

Apr 21

Apr 12

Mar 28

3^rd day of Easter (Easter Tuesday)

134, 145, 158, Anh 190

Apr 25

Apr 17

Apr 2

Apr 22

Apr 13

Mar 29

Quasimodogeniti (1^st Sunday after Easter)

67, 42

Apr 30

Apr 22

Apr 7

Apr 27

Apr 18

Apr 3

Misericordas Domini (2^nd Sunday after Easter)

104, 85, 112

May 7

Apr 29

Apr 14

May 4

Apr 25

Apr 10

Jubilate (3^rd Sunday after Easter)

12, 103, 146

May 14

May 6

Apr 21

May 11

May 2

Apr 17

Cantate (4^th Sunday after Easter)

166, 108

May 21

May 13

Apr 28

May 18

May 9

Apr 24

Rogate (5^th Sunday after Easter)

86, 87

May 28

May 20

May 5

May 25

May 16

May 1

Ascension Day

37, 128, 43, 11

Jun 1

May 24

May 9

May 29

May 20

May 5

Exaudi (Sunday after Ascension, 6^th Sunday after Easter)

44, 183

Jun 4

May 31

May 12

Jun 1

May 23

May 8

Whit Sunday (1^st Day of Pentecost)

172, 59, 74, 34, 218

Jun 11

Jun 3

May 19

Jun 8

May 30

May 15

Whit Monday (2^nd Day of Pentecost)

173, 68, 174

Jun 12

Jun 4

May 20

Jun 9

May 31

May 16

Whit Tuesday (3^rd Day of Pentecost)

184, 175

Jun 13

Jun 5

May 21

Jun10

Jun 1

May 17

Trinity Sunday

165, 194, 176, 129

Jun 18

Jun 10

May 26

Jun 15

Jun 6

May 22

1^st Sunday after Trinity

75, 20, 39

Jun 25

Jun 17

Jun 2

Jun 22

Jun 13

May 29

2^nd Sunday after Trinity

76, 2

Jul 2

Jun 24

Jun 9

Jun 29

Jun 20

Jun 5

3^rd Sunday after Trinity

21, 135

Jul 9

Jul 1

Jun 16

Jul 6

Jun 27

Jun 12

4^th Sunday after Trinity

185, 24, 177

Jul 16

Jul 8

Jun 23

Jul 13

Jul 4

Jun 19

5^th Sunday after Trinity

93, 88

Jul 23

July 15

Jun 30

Jul 20

Jul 11

Jun 26

6^th Sunday after Trinity

170, 9

Jul 30

Jul 22

Jul 7

Jul 27

Jul 18

Jul 3

7^th Sunday after Trinity

186, 107, 187, Anh 1

Aug 6

Jul 29

Jul 14

Aug 3

July 25

Jul 10

8^th Sunday after Trinity

136, 178, 45

Aug 13

Aug 5

Jul 21

Aug 10

Aug 1

Jul 17

9^th Sunday after Trinity

105, 94, 168

Aug 20

Aug 12

Jul 28

Aug 17

Aug 8

Jul 24

10^th Sunday after Trinity

46, 101, 102

Aug 27

Aug 19

Aug 4

Aug 24

Aug 15

Jul 31

11^th Sunday after Trinity

199, 179, 113

Sep 3

Aug 26

Aug 11

Aug 31

Aug 22

Aug 7

12^th Sunday after Trinity

69a, 137, 35

Sep 10

Sep 2

Aug 18

Sep 7

Aug 29

Aug 14

13^th Sunday after Trinity

77, 33, 164

Sep 17

Sep 9

Aug 25

Sep 14

Sep 5

Aug 21

14^th Sunday after Trinity

25, 78, 17

Sep 24

Sep 16

Sep 1

Sep 21

Sep 12

Aug 2

15^th Sunday after Trinity

138, 99, 51, 100

Oct 1

Sep 23

Sep 8

Sep 28

Sep 19

Sep 4

16^th Sunday after Trinity

161, 95, 8, 27

Oct 8

Sep 30

Sep 15

Oct 5

Sep 26

Sep 11

17^th Sunday after Trinity

114, 148, 47

Oct 15

Oct 7

Sep 22

Oct 12

Oct 3

Sep 18

18^th Sunday after Trinity

96, 169

Oct 22

Oct 14

Sep 29

Oct 19

Oct 10

Sep 25

19^th Sunday after Trinity

48, 5, 56, Anh 2

Oct 29

Oct 21

Oct 6

Oct 26

Oct 17

Oct 2

20^th Sunday after Trinity

162, 180, 49

Nov 5

Oct 28

Oct 13

Nov 2

Oct 24

Oct 9

21^st Sunday after Trinity

109, 38, 98, 188

Nov 12

Nov 4

Oct 20

Nov 9

Oct 31

Oct 16

22^nd Sunday after Trinity

89, 115, 55

Nov 19

Nov 11

Oct 27

Nov 16

Nov 7

Oct 23

23^rd Sunday after Trinity

163, 139, 52

Nov 26

Nov 18

Nov 3

Nov 23

Nov 14

Oct 30

24^th Sunday after Trinity

60, 26

-

Nov 25

Nov 10

-

Nov 21

Nov 6

25^th Sunday after Trinity

90, 116

-

-

Nov 17

-

-

Nov 13

26^th Sunday after Trinity

70

-

-

Nov 24

-

-

Nov 20

27^th Sunday after Trinity

140

-

-

-

-

-

-

1^st Sunday in Advent

61, 62, 36

Dec 3

Dec 2

Dec 1

Nov 30

Nov 28

Nov 27

2^nd Sunday in Advent

(70a)

Dec 10

Dec 9

Dec 8

Dec 7

Dec 5

Dec 4

3^rd Sunday in Advent

(186a), 141

Dec 17

Dec 16

Dec 15

Dec 14

Dec 12

Dec 11

4^th Sunday in Advent

132, (147a)

Dec 24

Dec 23

Dec 22

Dec 21

Dec 19

Dec 18

Christmas Day

63, 91, 110, 191, 248/1, (197a), 142

Dec 25

Dec 25

Dec 25

Dec 25

Dec 25

Dec 25

2^nd Day of Christmas (St. Stefanus Day)

40, 121, 57, 248/2

Dec 26

Dec 26

Dec 26

Dec 26

Dec 26

Dec 26

3^rd Day of Christmas (St John's Day)

64, 133, 151, 248/3

Dec 27

Dec 27

Dec 27

Dec 27

Dec 27

Dec 27

1^st Sunday after Christmas Day

152, 122, 28

Dec 31

Dec 30

Dec 29

Dec 28

Dec 26

-

Event

BWV

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Feast of Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary

83, 125, 82, 157, 158, 200, 161

Feb 2

Feb 2

Feb2

Feb2

Feb2

Feb2

Feast of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1, 182, Anh 156, Anh 199

Mar 25

Mar 25

Mar 25

Mar 25

Mar 25

Mar 25

Feast of Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

167, 7, 30, 220

Jun 24

Jun 24

Jun 24

Jun 24

Jun 24

Jun 24

Feast of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

147, 10, 189

Jul 2

Jul 2

Jul 2

Jul 2

Jul 2

Jul 2

Feast of St Michael and All Angels

130, 19, 149, 50, 219

Sep 29

Sep 29

Sep 29

Sep 29

Sep 29

Sep 29

Feast of the Reformation

80, 79, 129 (?), 192

Oct 31

Oct 31

Oct 31

Oct 31

Oct 31

Oct 31

Event

BWV

Dedication of the Church and the Organ

194

Funeral and Memorial Service

106, 157, 118, 53

Funeral Ode

198

Penitential Service

150, 131

Town Council Inauguration

71, 119, 120, 29, 69, 193, 137, Anh 3, Anh 4, Anh 192, Anh 193

Wedding

192 (?), 195, 196, 197, 34a, 120a

For any time (ogni tempo)

21, 51, 100 (?)

Occasion unspecified

21, 117, 97, (80b), 221, 222

Event

BWV

Drama per Musica

201, 205, 206, 207, 207a, 213, 214, (193a), (249b)

Academic Congratulatory

36c, 205, 207, Anh 18, Anh 19, Anh 195

Bicentennial of the Augsburg Confession

(120b), (190a), Anh 4

Birthday / Nameday / Graduation

36c, 173a, 205, 206, 207a, 208, 249a, 213, 214, (36a), (66a), (193a), (208a), (249b), Anh 5, Anh 7, Anh 9, Anh 10, Anh 11, Anh 12, Anh 15, Anh 194

Celebration of Crowning

215

Collegium Musicum Event

201, 211

Congratulations / Honour

36b, (184a), (194a), (216a), Anh 6, Anh 8, Anh 13

Coronation

(205a)

Hommage / Farewll

30a, 209, 210, 212

Wedding

202, 210, (210a), (216), (244a), Anh 13, Anh 14, Anh 17, Anh 196

Funeral

Anh 16, Anh 20

Unknown Occasion

203, 204, Anh 191, Anh 197, Anh 1210, Anh 1211, Anh 1212

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