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Cantata BWV 64
Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget |
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Ref. |
BWV 64 |
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German Title |
Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget |
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English Title |
Behold, what a love the Father has shown to us (by W. Murray Young) |
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Event |
Cantata for the 3rd Day of Christmas [St John's Day]
Readings: Epistle: Hebrews 1: 1-14 / Ecclesiastical Letters 15: 1-8; Gospel: John 1: 1-14 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1723
1st performance: December 27, 1723 - Leipzig
2nd performance: c1742 - Leipzig |
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Text |
I John 3: 1 (Mvt. 1); Martin Luther (Mvt. 2); Balthasar Kindermann (Mvt. 4); Johann Franck (Mvt. 8); Christian Weiss, Sr. or Anon (Mvts. 3, 5, 6-7) [based on text from Johann Oswald (?) Knauer cantata cycle] |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3
Chorale Texts: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ | Was frag ich nach der Welt | Jesu, meine Freude |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: cornetto, oboe d’amore, 3 trombones, 2 violins, viola, organ, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Chorale | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Chorale | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Aria | Mvt. 8: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.64 MB] | Score BGA [1.74 MB] | Score BGA Anh [0.16 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 8
Capella: Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 4 [cap]
Chorale Melodies: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ | O Gott, du frommer Gott - Melody 3 | Jesu, meine Freude |
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References |
BGA: XVI | NBA: I/3.1 | BC: A15 | Zwang: K 54 | First Published: BG, 1868 | Autograph score (Facsimile): ? |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Mincham | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of December 24, 2000; Week of January 8, 2006; Week of May 24, 2009 |
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