Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
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| Composer Page | Bach, Johann Sebastian | |
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| Movements/Sections | 6 sections
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| Composition Year | 1725 | ||
| Genre Categories | Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 3 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language; For organ (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the organ |
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Scores
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Complete Score
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Moritz Hauptmann (1792-1868)
First edition
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 1
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1851. Plate B.W. I.
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Madrid: Vicente Ruiz, 2011.
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Parts
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Composer's Manuscript, n.d.(1725)
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Complete Score
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Bernhard Todt (1822-1907), piano reduction
Günter Raphael (1903-1960)
German / English
Mevanwy Roberts, English text
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1931). Plate J.S.B. I.1
New York: Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933), K.6011
Based on the Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe
Chorale: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (No.1)
Complete Score
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
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3. Aria
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Antonio Armendáriz (2nd edition)
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General Information
| Work Title | Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern |
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| Alternative Title | How beautifully shines the Morning Star |
| Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | BWV 1 ; BC A173 |
| Key | F major |
| Movements/Sections | 6 sections
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| Year/Date of Composition | 1725 |
| First Performance | 25 March 1725, Leipzig |
| First Publication | 1851 (BGA) |
| Librettist | Phillip Nicolai (1556–1608), chorales |
| Language | German |
| Average Duration | 20 minutes |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; Chorus (SATB) Orchestra: 2 horns, 2 oboes da caccia, 2 concertante violins, 2 ripieno violins, viola, continuo |
| External Links | Wikipedia article Bach.de (German) Bach-Cantatas.com Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern - scores at Sheet Music Plus |
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Misc. Comments
Cantata for the Feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.
Section Listing
- (Coro): "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" for choir and instrumental tutti. (F Major)
- Recitativo: "Du wahrer Gottes und Marien Sohn" for tenor and continuo.
- Aria: "Erfüllet, ihr himmlischen göttlichen Flammen" for soprano, oboes da caccia in unison, and continuo.
- Recitativo: "Ein irdscher Glanz, ein leiblich Licht" for bass and continuo.
- Aria: "Unser Mund und Ton der Saiten" for tenor, strings and continuo.
- Chorale: "Wie bin ich doch so herzlich froh" for choir, corno I and violin I col Soprano, corno II, oboe I and violin II coll'Alto, oboe II and viola col Tenore, continuo.
Print Sources Consulted
- Dürr, Alfred. The Cantatas of J.S. Bach. 2 ed. Richard D.P. Jones (Trans).
- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
