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Cantata BWV 69a
Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele |
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Ref. |
BWV 69a |
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German Title |
Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele |
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English Title |
Praise the Lord, my soul (by Francis Browne) |
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Event |
Cantata for the 12th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 2 Corinthians 3: 4-11; Gospel: Mark 7: 31-37
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 12th Sunday after Trinity |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1723
1st performance: August 15, 1723 - Leipzig
2nd performance: August 31, 1727 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Psalm 103: 2 (Mvt. 1); Samuel Rodigast (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) [based on text from Johann Oswald (?) Knauer cantata cycle] |
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German Text | Translations: Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | French-1 | French-6 | Hebrew | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, flute, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorus |
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Score BGA Anh [0.63]
Chorales: Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver
Chorale Melody: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan |
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References |
BGA: XVI | NBA: I/20 | BC: A 123 | Zwang: K 39 | First Published: BG, 1868 | Autograph score (Facsimile): ? | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham
| Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Crouch | Japnese-1 |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of August 18, 2002; Week of September 11, 2005; Week of November 27, 2011 |
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