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Cantata BWV 28
Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende |
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Ref. |
BWV 28 |
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German Title |
Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende |
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English Title |
Praise God! The year now draws to a close (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Christmas Day
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 4: 1-7; Gospel: Luke 2: 33-40 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1725
1st performance: December 30, 1725 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Erdmann Neumeister (Mvts. 1, 4-5); Johann Gramann (Mvt. 2); Jeremiah 32: 41 (Mvt. 3); Paul Eber (Mvt. 6) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Japanese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7
Chorale Texts: Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen | Nun lob, mein' Seel', den Herren |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: cornetto (horn), taille (tenor oboe), 3 trombones, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 3: Recitative & Arioso | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [2.13 MB] | Score BGA [2.25 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen |
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References |
BGA: V/1 | NBA: I/3.2 | BC: A 20 | Zwang: K 128 | First Published: BG, 1855 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Japanese-2 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of December 29, 2002; Week of August 26, 2007; Week of July 5, 2009 |
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