List of masses, passions and oratorios by Johann Sebastian Bach
Masses, Passions, Oratorios is the subject of the second series of the Neue Bach-Ausgabe (NBA, New Bach Edition),[ 1] a publication of Johann Sebastian Bach 's music from 1954 to 2007. In the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV, catalogue of Bach's compositions) masses, passions and oratorios refers to two chapters:
Chapter 3 : Messen, Messensätze, Magnificat (Masses, Mass movements, Magnificat), original range: BWV 232–243
Chapter 4 : Passionen, Oratorien (Passions, Oratorios), original range: BWV 244–249
In the BWV, as in Series II of the NBA, the group thus also includes Bach's Magnificat and separate mass movements.
Further the second series of the NBA and/or the 1998 updated edition of the BWV (BWV2a ) group some new additions to the BWV catalogue with the masses, passions and oratorios (e.g. Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden , BWV 1083 , Bach's adaptation of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater ), and regroup some compositions that were formerly associated with other genres in the masses, passions and oratorios group (e.g. BWV 11 , published as a cantata in the 19th century, added to the group as an oratorio).
Also various items in the BWV Anhang (BWV Anh., annex to the BWV), or even unmentioned in the BWV (BWV deest, lacking a BWV number) are associated with this group, for instance the motet Der Gerechte kömmt um , BC
C 8, arranged, probably by Bach, from the Tristis est anima mea motet attributed to Johann Kuhnau . Such compositions or movements usually have a Bach Digital Work (BDW) page at the www .bach-digital .de website.
Masses, mass movements and Magnificat
Mass with all usual sections
Kyrie–Gloria masses
Cantata based on BWV 232I
Separate mass movements
Latin Magnificat
German Magnificat cantatas
Other
BWV 1081 – Credo intonation in F major for a Mass by Giovanni Battista Bassani , BDW 01267
BWV 1082 – Bach's copy of the Suscepit Israel of Antonio Caldara 's Magnificat in C major.[ 10]
BWV 1083 – Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden , Bach's adaptation of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater .
BWV Anh. 24 – Kyrie and Gloria in A minor from "Missa Sancti Lamberti" by Johann Christoph Pez ; Bach copied its Kyrie in Weimar, adding a line different from the original continuo; Its Gloria was copied without modification in Leipzig.[ 11]
BWV Anh. 25 – Kyrie–Gloria Mass in C major[ 10] (sometimes attributed to Johann Ludwig Bach ,[ 12] copied & performed by J. S. Bach c. 1740-1742).
BWV Anh. 26 – Mass in C minor : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (by Francesco Durante ; see above Christe eleison in G minor, BWV 242 )
BWV Anh. 27 – Sanctus in F major by Johann Ludwig Krebs .[ 10]
BWV Anh. 28 – Sanctus in B major[ 10] (composer unknown).
BWV Anh. 29 – continuo part for a Mass in C minor[ 13]
BWV Anh. 30 – Magnificat in C major for SSAATTBB choir and orchestra attributed to Antonio Lotti , and later to Pietro Torri (copied by Bach around 1742)[ 14] [ 15]
BWV Anh. 166 – Missa super cantilena "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr ": Kyrie–Gloria Mass in E minor composed in 1716 by Johann Ludwig Bach ,[ 16] previously attributed to Johann Nicolaus Bach ,[ 17] with part scores written out by J. S. Bach and others for performance in 1729, and a small addition (5 bars) by J. S. Bach at the beginning of the Gloria.[ 18] [ 16] The text of the Gloria is partly in German: it intersperses the Latin text of the Gloria with, as cantus firmus, all four stanzas of "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr" (which is itself a paraphrase of the Gloria), a Lutheran hymn by Nicolaus Decius and Joachim Slüter.[ 16]
BWV Anh. 167 – Kyrie–Gloria Mass in G major for double SATB choir and orchestra, possibly by Johann Ludwig Bach or Antonio Lotti .[ 19] [ 10] One of its 18th-century manuscript copies is partially in J. S. Bach's handwriting.[ 20] Published and performed as J. S. Bach's in 1805.[ 21]
BWV Anh. 168 – Kyrie (and German Gloria) composed by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach , BDW 01479
BWV deest – Bach's transposition from D minor to E minor and colla parte orchestration for the first two movements of Palestrina 's Missa Sine nomine a 6 , to be performed in Leipzig in the early 1740s as a Kyrie–Gloria Mass for SSATTB choir, and an orchestra consisting of cornets, trombones and continuo .[ 22] [ 23] [ 10]
Passions and oratorios
Passions composed by Bach
BWV 244 – St Matthew Passion (Matthäus-Passion)
BWV 244b – St Matthew Passion , early version(s)
BWV 245 – St John Passion (Johannes-Passion), various versions, including:[ 24]
St. John Passion , 2nd version, with opening chorus "O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß" (1725), BDW 00308 , containing:
BWV 245a – Aria "Himmel reiße, Welt erbebe"
BWV 245b – Aria "Zerschmettert mich, ihr Felsen und ihr Hügel"
BWV 245c – Aria "Ach, windet euch nicht so, geplagte Seelen"
St. John Passion , Bach's last revision (1749), BDW 00310
BWV 247 – St Mark Passion (Markus-Passion) (libretto is extant; although the music is lost much of it is reconstructable based on associated compositions)
BWV deest – Weimarer Passion (lost, music partially recuperated in other compositions), BDW 01533
Passions by other composers with movements by Bach
BWV 246 – St Luke Passion (Lukas-Passion) by an unknown composer and librettist, includes one movement by Bach:
BWV 246/40a – Chorale "Aus der Tiefen rufe ich", BDW 00312
BWV deest – St Mark Passion (attributed to Keiser) , surviving in various (pasticcio) versions, with three movements associated with Bach:
BWV 500a – Chorale "So gehst du nun, mein Jesu, hin", BDW 00571
BWV 1084 – Chorale "O hilf Christe, Gottes Sohn", BDW 01270 , and earlier version BDW 01677
BWV deest – Chorale "O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid", BDW 01679 , and earlier version BDW 01678
BWV deest – Passion oratorio Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt (pasticcio), with three movements associated with Bach:
BWV 127 /1 (variant) – Chorus "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott", BDW 00155
BWV 1088 – Arioso "So heb ich denn mein Auge sehnlich auf", BDW 01274
BWV deest – Chorus "Der Gerechte kömmt um", also as separate motet (BC C 8),[ 25] BDW 01532
Other vocal compositions associated with Passion music
Spurious
BWV Anh. 169 – Passion text Erbauliche Gedanken auf den Grünen Donnerstag und Charfreitag über den Leidenden Jesum by Picander , not set by Bach (apart from some movements of the St Matthew Passion )
Oratorios and associated cantatas
Compositions in the third and fourth chapters of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (1998)
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column
content
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BWV
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (lit. ' Bach-works-catalogue ' ; BWV) numbers. Anhang (Annex; Anh.) numbers are indicated as follows:
preceded by I: in Anh. I (lost works) of BWV1 (1950 first edition of the BWV)
preceded by II: in Anh. II (doubtful works) of BWV1
preceded by III: in Anh. III (spurious works) of BWV1
preceded by N: new Anh. numbers in BWV2 (1990) and/or BWV2a (1998)
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2a
Section in which the composition appears in BWV2a :
Chapters of the main catalogue indicated by Arabic numerals (1-13)
Anh. sections indicated by Roman numerals (I–III)
Reconstructions published in the NBE indicated by "R"
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Date
Date associated with the completion of the listed version of the composition. Exact dates (e.g. for most cantatas) usually indicate the assumed date of first (public) performance. When the date is followed by an abbreviation in brackets (e.g. JSB for Johann Sebastian Bach) it indicates the date of that person's involvement with the composition as composer, scribe or publisher.
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Name
Name of the composition: if the composition is known by a German incipit , that German name is preceded by the composition type (e.g. cantata, chorale prelude, motet, ...)
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Key
Key of the composition
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Scoring
See scoring table below for the abbreviations used in this column
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BG
Bach Gesellschaft -Ausgabe (BG edition; BGA): numbers before the colon indicate the volume in that edition. After the colon an Arabic numeral indicates the page number where the score of the composition begins, while a Roman numeral indicates a description of the composition in the Vorwort (Preface) of the volume.[ 27]
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NBE
New Bach Edition (German : Neue Bach-Ausgabe , NBA): Roman numerals for the series, followed by a slash, and the volume number in Arabic numerals. A page number, after a colon, refers to the "Score" part of the volume. Without such page number, the composition is only described in the "Critical Commentary" part of the volume. The volumes group Bach's compositions by genre:[ 28]
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Additional info
may include:
"after" – indicating a model for the composition
"by" – indicating the composer of the composition (if different from Johann Sebastian Bach)
"in" – indicating the oldest known source for the composition
"pasticcio " – indicating a composition with parts of different origin
"see" – composition renumbered in a later edition of the BWV
"text" – by text author, or, in source
Provenance of standard texts and tunes, such as Lutheran hymns and their chorale melodies , Latin liturgical texts (e.g. Magnificat ) and common tunes (e.g. Folia ), are not usually indicated in this column. For an overview of such resources used by Bach, see individual composition articles, and overviews in, e.g., Chorale cantata (Bach)#Bach's chorale cantatas , List of chorale harmonisations by Johann Sebastian Bach#Chorale harmonisations in various collections and List of organ compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach#Chorale Preludes .
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BD
Bach Digital Work page
Legend for abbreviations in "Scoring" column
Voices (see also SATB )
a
A
b
B
s
S
t
T
v
V
alto (solo part)
alto (choir part)
bass (solo part)
bass (choir part)
soprano (solo part)
soprano (choir part)
tenor (solo part)
tenor (choir part)
voice (includes parts for unspecified voices or instruments as in some canons)
vocal music for unspecified voice type
Winds and battery (bold = soloist)
Bas
Bel
Cnt
Fl
Hn
Ob
Oba
Odc
Tai
Tbn
Tdt
Tmp
Tr
bassoon (can be part of Bc, see below)
bell (s) (musical bells )
cornett , cornettino
flute (traverso , flauto dolce , piccolo , flauto basso )
natural horn , corno da caccia , corno da tirarsi , lituo
oboe
oboe d'amore
oboe da caccia
taille
trombone
tromba da tirarsi
timpani
tromba (natural trumpet , clarino trumpet )
Strings and keyboard (bold = soloist)
Bc
Hc
Kb
Lu
Lw
Org
Str
Va
Vc
Vdg
Vl
Vne
basso continuo : Vdg, Hc, Vc, Bas, Org, Vne and/or Lu
harpsichord
keyboard (Hc, Lw, Org or clavichord )
lute , theorbo
Lautenwerck (lute-harpsichord)
organ (/man. = manualiter, without pedals )
strings: Vl I, Vl II and Va
viola (s), viola d'amore , violetta
violoncello , violoncello piccolo
viola da gamba
violin (s), violino piccolo
violone , violone grosso
Background colours
Colour
Meaning
green
extant or clearly documented partial or complete manuscript (copy) by Bach and/or first edition under Bach's supervision
yellow
extant or clearly documented manuscript (copy) or print edition, in whole or in part, by close relative, i.e. brother (J. Christoph ), wife (A. M. ), son (W. F. / C. P. E. / J. C. F. / J. Christian ) or son-in-law (Altnickol )
orange-brown
extant or clearly documented manuscript (copy) by close friend and/or pupil (Kellner, Krebs, Kirnberger, Walther , ...), or distant family member
Compositions in Chapters 3 and 4 of BWV2a
BWV
2a
Date
Name
Key
Scoring
BG
NBE
Additional info
BD
3.
Masses, Mass movements, Magnificat (see also: List of Masses, Mass movements and Magnificats by Johann Sebastian Bach )
Up ↑
232
3.
Aug. 1748 – Oct. 1749 (compilation, completion)
Mass a.k.a. Hohe Messe , Mass in B minor
B min.
ssatbSSAATB 3Tr Tmp Hn 2Fl 3Ob 2Oba 2Bas Vl Str Bc
6
II/1 rev 1
after BWV 232I e. v. , II e. v., III e. v., 171 /1, 12 /2, 120 /2, Anh. 11 /1, Anh. 196 /3; text after Ordinarium Missae
00289
232I e. v.
3.
1733-07-27
Kyrie–Gloria Mass for the Dresden court (Mass in B Minor, Part I: Missa; early version)
B min.
ssatbSSATB 3Tr Tmp Hn 2Fl 2Oba 2Bas Vl Str Bc
II/1a
after BWV 29 /1, 46 /1; text from Ordinarium Missae ; → BWV 191 , 232 I
00290
233
3.
1738–1739?
Kyrie–Gloria Mass
F maj.
sabSATB 2Hn 2Ob Bas Str Bc
8: 1
II/2: 197
after BWV 233a , 102 /3, /5, 40 /1; text from Ordinarium Missae
00291
233a
3.
1708-04-06?
Kyrie "Christe, du Lamm Gottes"
F maj.
SSATB Bc
41: 187
II/2: 285
text after Ordinarium Missae ; → BWV 233 /1
00292
234
3.
c. 1738
Kyrie–Gloria Mass
A maj.
sabSATB 2Fl Str Bc
8: 51
II/2: 1
after BWV 67 /6, 138 /5, 179 /5, 79 /2; text from Ordinarium Missae
00293
235
3.
1738–1739?
Kyrie–Gloria Mass
G min.
atbSATB 2Ob Str Bc
8: 99
II/2: 127
after BWV 102 /1, 72 /1, 187 /4, /3, /5, /1; text from Ordinarium Missae
00294
236
3.
1738–1739?
Kyrie–Gloria Mass
G maj.
satbSATB 2Ob Str Bc
8: 155
II/2: 61
after BWV 179 /1, /3, 79 /1, /5, 138 /5, 17 /1; text from Ordinarium Missae
00295
1081
3.
c. 1747 – Aug. 1748
Credo intonation for Mass No. 5 in F major of G. B. Bassani 's Acroama Missale
F maj.
SATB Bc
II/2
→ BNB I/B/48 ; text from Credo
01267
237
3.
1723-06-24?
Sanctus
C maj.
SATB 3Tr Tmp 2Ob Str Bc
111 : 67
II/2: 311
text from Sanctus
00296
238
3.
1723-12-25 1736–1737
Sanctus
D maj.
SATB Cnt Str Bc
111 : 79
II/2: 325
text from Sanctus
00297
240
3.
1742 (JSB)
Sanctus
G maj.
SATB 2Ob Str Bc
111 : 93
II/9: 3
text from Sanctus
00299
241
3.
Jul. 1747 – Aug. 1748 (JSB)
Sanctus of Missa superba
D maj.
2SATB 2Oba 2Vl 3Va Bas Vc Vne Bc
41: 177
II/9: 45
after Kerll ; text from Sanctus
00300
242
3.
1727–1732 (JSB)
Christe eleison for a Kyrie-Gloria Mass in C minor by F. Durante
G min.
SA Bc
41: 197
II/2: 295
text from Kyrie ; → BWV Anh. 26 /2
00301
243.2
3.
1733-07-02? 1732–1735
Magnificat (2nd version: Visitation?)
D maj.
ssatbSSATB 3Tr Tmp 2Fl 2Ob 2Oba Str Bas Vc Vne Bc
111 : 1
II/3: 65
after BWV 243.1 (same text)
00302
243.1
3.
1723-07-02 1723-12-25
Magnificat (1st version:Visitation, and with 4 laudes added: Christmas)
E♭ maj.
ssatbSSATB 3Tr Tmp 2Fl 2Ob Str Bc
111 : 103
II/3: 1
after Magnificat peregrini toni (/10); text: Magnificat ; → BWV 243.2
00303
1082
3.
1740–1742 (JSB)
Suscepit Israel from a Magnificat by A. Caldara
E min.
SATB 2Vl Bc
II/9: 59
after Caldara (BNB I/C/1 ); text from Magnificat
01268
1083
3.
1745–1747 (JSB)
Cantata Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden
sa 2Vl Str Vne Vc Bc
I/41: 169
after Pergolesi (Stabat Mater ); text after Ps. 51
01269
4.
Passions, Oratorios (see also: List of Passions and Oratorios by Johann Sebastian Bach )
Up ↑
244.2
4.
1736-03-30 1742 1743–1746
Passion St Matthew Passion (later versions; Good Friday)
E min.
2satb2SATB 2Fl 4Fl 4Ob 4Oba 2Odc 2Str 2Vdg 2Bc
4 44: 58
II/5
after BWV 244.1 , 245.2 (/29); text by Picander , Decius (/1), Heermann (/3, /19, /46), Gerhardt (/10, /15, /17, /37, /44, /54, /62), Albert of Prussia (/25), Heyden (/29), Reusner (/32), Rist (/40), after Mt 26 –27 , Sng 6 :1 (/30)
00304
244a
see BWV 1143
00305
244.1
4.
1727-04-11
Passion St Matthew Passion (early version; Good Friday)
E min.
satb2SATB 4Fl 4Ob 4Oba 2Odc 2Str Lu Bc
II/5a II/5b
after Z 4361a (/1), 983 (/3, /19, /46), 2293b (/10, /37), 5385a (/15, /17, /44, /54, /62), 7568 (/25), 3449 (/29), 2461c (/32), 6551 (/40); text by Picander , Heermann (/3, /19, /46), Gerhardt (/10, /15, /17, /37, /44, /54, /62), Albert of Prussia (/25), Keymann (/29), Reusner (/32), Rist (/40), after Mt 26 –27 , Sng 6 :1 (/30); ↔ BWV 198 , 1143 ; → BWV 244.2
00306
244/3
chorale setting "Herzliebster Jesu" (s. 1)
B min.
SATB
4: 23
III/2.2: 43
after Z 983 ; text by Heermann
11349
244/10
chorale setting "O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben" (s. 5)
A♭ maj.
SATB
4: 42
III/2.2: 66
after Z 2293b ; text by Gerhardt
11351
chorale setting "Nun ruhen alle Wälder"
244/15
chorale setting "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" (s. 5)
E maj. D maj.
SATB
4: 51
III/2.2: 55
after Z 5385a ; text by Gerhardt
11358
244/17
chorale setting "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" (s. 6; in BWV 244.1: s. 7?)
E♭ maj. D maj.
4: 53
244/25
chorale setting "Was mein Gott will, das gscheh allzeit" (s. 1)
B min.
SATB
4: 83
III/2.2: 64
after Z 7568 ; text by Albert of Prussia
11353
244/32
chorale setting "In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr" (s. 5)
B♭ maj.
SATB
4: 151
III/2.2: 66
after Z 2461c ; text by Reusner
11354
244/37
chorale setting "O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben" (s. 3)
F maj.
SATB
4: 164
III/2.2: 29
after Z 2293b ; text by Gerhardt
11352
chorale setting "In allen meinen Taten"
after Z 2293b ; text by Fleming
244/40
chorale setting "Werde munter, mein Gemüte" (s. 6)
A maj.
SATB
4: 173
III/2.1: 95 III/2.2: 68
after Z 6551 ; text by Rist
11254
chorale setting "Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne"
after Z 6551 ; text by Janus
244/44
chorale setting "Befiehl du deine Wege" (s. 1)
D maj.
SATB
4: 186
III/2.2: 49
after Z 5385a ; text by Gerhardt
11355
chorale setting "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden"
244/46
chorale setting "Herzliebster Jesu" (s. 4)
B min.
SATB
4: 192
III/2.2: 59
after Z 983 ; text by Heermann
11350
244/54
chorale setting "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" (ss. 1–2)
F maj.
SATB
4: 214
III/2.2: 41
after Z 5385a ; text by Gerhardt
11356
244/62
chorale setting "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" (s. 9)
A min. B min.
SATB
4: 248
III/2.2: 50
11357
245.1
4.
1724-04-07
Passion St John Passion (1st version; Good Friday)
G min.
satbSATB (2Fl?) 2Ob 2Odc Str 2Va Vdg Lu Bc
121 44: 26
II/4: 40
after Z 983 (/3, /17), 2561 (/5), 2293b (/11), 6288a –b (/14, /28, /32), 6283b (/15, /37), 2383 (/22), 5404a (/26), 8326 (/40); text after Jh 18 –19 , Mt 26:75 (/12), Mk 15:38 (/33), by Heermann (/3, /17), Luther (/5), Brockes (/7, /19, /20, /24, /32, /34, /35, /39), Gerhardt (/11), Weise (/13), Stockmann (/14, /28, /32), Weiße (/15, /37), Postel (/19, /22, /30), Herberger (/26), Schalling (/40); → BWV 245 .2–5
00307
245.1/3
chorale setting "Herzliebster Jesu" (s. 7)
G min.
SATB
III/2.1: 93
after Z 983 ; text by Heermann
11255
245/3
c. 1740
121 : 17
III/2.2: 33
245.1/5
1724-04-07
chorale setting "Vater unser im Himmelreich" (s. 4)
D min.
SATB
III/2.1: 94 III/2.2: 27
after Z 2561 ; text by Luther after Mt 6:9–13 ; ↔ BWV 416
11256
245/5
c. 1740
121 : 18
after Z 2561 ; text by Luther after Mt 6:9–13
245/11
1724-04-07
chorale setting "O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben" (ss. 3–4)
A maj.
SATB
121 : 31
III/2.1: 94 III/2.2: 35
after Z 2293b ; text by Gerhardt ; → BWV 395
11257
chorale setting "Nun ruhen alle Wälder"
245/14
chorale setting "Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod" (s. 10)
A maj.
SATB
121 : 39
III/2.2: 46
after Z 6288a –b; text by Stockmann
11273
245/15
chorale setting "Christus, der uns selig macht" (s. 1)
A min.
SATB
121 : 43
III/2.2: 44
after Z 6283b ; text by Weiße after "Patris sapientia "
11274
245/17
chorale setting "Herzliebster Jesu" (ss. 8–9)
A min.
SATB
121 : 52
III/2.1: 95 III/2.2: 62
after Z 983 ; text by Heermann
11258
245/22
chorale setting "Durch dein Gefängnis Gottes Sohn"
E maj.
SATB
121 : 74
III/2.2: 181
after Z 2383 ; text by Postel
11275
chorale setting "Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt"
after Z 2383 ; text by Schein
245/26
chorale setting "Valet will ich dir geben" (s. 3)
E♭ maj.
SATB
121 : 95
III/2.1: 96 III/2.2: 60
after Z 5404a ; text by Herberger
11259
245/28
chorale setting "Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod" (s. 20)
A maj.
SATB
121 : 103
III/2.2: 59
after Z 6288a –b; text by Stockmann
11276
245/37
chorale setting "Christus, der uns selig macht" (s. 8)
B♭ min.
SATB
121 : 121
III/2.2: 63
after Z 6283b ; text by Weiße after "Patris sapientia "
11277
245/40
chorale setting "Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr" (s. 3)
E♭ maj.
SATB
121 : 131
III/2.2: 60
after Z 8326 ; text by Schalling
11278
245.2
4.
1725-03-30
Passion St John Passion (2nd version; Good Friday)
E♭ maj.
satbSATB 2Fl 2Ob 2Odc Str Vdg Bc
121
II/4: 167
after Z 8303 (/1), BWV 245 .1, 23 /4 (/40); text by Heyden (/1), Heermann (/3, /17), Luther (/5, /40), Brockes (/7, /24, /32, /34, /35, /39), Gerhardt (/11), Birkmann (a, b, c) Stockmann (a, /14, /28, /32), Weiße (/15, /37), Postel (/22, /30), Herberger (/26), after Jh 18 –19 , Mt 26:75 (/12), Mt 27 :51 (/33); → BWV 245 .3; /1 → BWV 244.2 /29,
00308
245.3
4.
1730-04-07
Passion St John Passion (3rd version; Good Friday)
satbSATB 2Fl 2Ob Str Vdg Org Bc
121 44: 26
II/4: 206
after BWV 245 .1–.2; text after Jh 18 –19 , by Heermann (/3, /17), Luther (/5), Brockes (/7, /19, /20, /24, /32, /39), Gerhardt (/11), Stockmann (/14, /28, /32), Weiße (/15, /37), Postel (/19, /22, /30), Herberger (/26); → BWV 245 .4–5
00309
245.4
4.
1739
Passion St John Passion (incomplete revision)
satbSATB Fl 2Ob Str Bc
121 44: 26
II/4
after BWV 245 .1–.3; text by Heyden (/1), Heermann (/3), Luther (/5), after Jh 18 ; → BWV 245 .5
11076
245.5
4.
1749-04-04
Passion St John Passion (4th version; Good Friday)
satbSATB 2Fl 2Ob 2Oba Odc Bas Str Vdg Hc Bc
121 44: 26
II/4
after BWV 245 .1–4; text after Jh 18 –19 , Mt 26:75 (/12), Mt 27 :51 (/33), by Heermann (/3, /17), Luther (/5), Brockes (/7, /19, /24, /32, /34, /35, /39), Gerhardt (/11), Weise (/13), Stockmann (/14, /28, /32), Weiße (/15, /37), Postel (/19, /22, /30), Herberger (/26), Schalling (/40)
00310
246/40a
4.
1743–1745 (JSB)
Chorale Aus der Tiefen rufe ich , No. 40 of St Luke Passion
t Str Bc (?)
II/9: 65
after BWV 246 /40
00312
247
4.
1731-03-23 1744-04-03
Passion St Mark Passion (Good Friday; music lost but in part reconstructable)
satbSATB 2Fl 2Ob 2Oba 2Vl 2Va (2Vdg 2Lu) Org Bc (?)
II/5
text by Picander , Jonas , Reusner , Gerhardt , Rist , Kritzelmann [de ] , Schein , Stockmann , Franck, J. , Homburg [de ] , Luther , Spee ; after BWV 198 /1, /5, /3, /8, /10 (or 244a /7), 54 /1, 248 /28?, /45, 7 /2?
00313
1088
4.
c. 1750?
Arioso So heb ich denn mein Auge sehnlich auf , No. 20 in Passion Oratorio Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt (Good Friday)
b 2Bas Bc (?)
I/41: 125
01274
248
4.
1734-12-25 – 1735-01-06
Oratorio Christmas Oratorio (Christmastide)
D maj.
satbSATB 3Tr 2Hn Tmp 2Fl 2Ob 2Oba 2Odc Str Bc
51 44: 125
II/6
after BWV 214 (/1, /8, /15, /24), 213 (/4, /19, /29, /36, /39, /41), 215 (/47), 248VI a (/54, /56–/57, /61–/64), Z 5385a (/5, /64), 1947 (/7, /28), 346 (/9, /17, /23), 5741b (/12), 6462 (/33), 2072 (/35), 2461c (/46), 3614b (/53), 4429a (/59); text by Picander ?, Gerhardt (/5, /17, /23, /33, /59), Luther (/7, /9, /28), Rist (/12, /38, /40, /42), Runge [s:de ] (/35), Weissel (/46), Franck, J. (/53), Werner (/64), after Lk 2 :1–21, Mt 2 :1–12
00314
248I
4.
1734-12-25
Cantata Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage (Christmas Oratorio , Part I; Christmas)
D maj.
satbSATB 3Tr Tmp 2Fl 2Ob 2Oba Str Bc
51 : 2 44: 125
II/6: 1
after BWV 214 /1 & /7 (/1 & /8), 213 /9 (/4), Z 5385a (/5), 1947 (/7), 346 (/9); text by Picander ?, Gerhardt (/5), Luther (/7, /9), after Lk 2 :1, 3–7
11385
248/5
chorale setting "Wie soll ich dich empfangen" (s. 1)
A min.
SATB
51 : 36
III/2.2: 199
after Z 5385a ; text by Gerhardt
11279
chorale setting "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden"
248/9
chorale setting "Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her" (s. 13)
D maj.
SATB
51 : 47
III/2.2: 26
after Z 346 ; text by Luther
11280
248II
4.
1734-12-26
Cantata Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend (Christmas Oratorio , Part II; Christmas 2)
G maj.
satbSATB 2Fl 2Oba 2Odc Str Bc
51 : 50 44: 126
II/6: 55
after Z 5741b (/3), 346 (/8, /14), BWV 214 /5 (/6), 213 /3 (/10); text by Picander ?, Rist (/3), Gerhardt (/8, /14), after Lk 2 : 8–14
11386
248/12
chorale setting "Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist" (s. 9)
G maj.
SATB
51 : 59
III/2.1: 83, 92 III/2.2: 7, 207
after Z 5741b ; text by Rist
11260
chorale setting "Du Lebensfürst, Herr Jesu Christ"
248/17
chorale setting "Schaut, schaut, was ist für Wunder dar" (s. 8)
C maj.
SATB
51 : 66
III/2.1: 84
after Z 346 ; text by Gerhardt
11261
chorale setting "Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her"
after Z 346 ; text by Luther
248/23
chorale setting "Wir singen dir, Immanuel" (s. 2)
G maj.
SATB
51 : 90
III/2.2: 198
after Z 346 ; text by Gerhardt
11281
chorale setting "Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her"
after Z 346 ; text by Luther
248III
4.
1734-12-27
Cantata Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen (Christmas Oratorio , Part III; Christmas 3)
D maj.
satbSATB 3Tr Tmp 2Fl 2Ob 2Oba Str Bc
51 : 94
II/6: 107
after BWV 214 /9 (/1=/13), 213 /11 (/6), Z 1947 (/5), 6462 (/10), 2072 (/12); text by Picander ?, Luther (/5), Gerhardt (/10), Runge [s:de ] (/12), after Lk 2 : 15–20
11387
248/28
chorale setting "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" (s. 7)
D maj.
SATB
51 : 110
III/2.1: 85
after Z 1947 ; text by Luther
11262
248/33
chorale setting "Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen" (s. 15)
G maj.
SATB
51 : 124
III/2.1: 86 III/2.2: 81
after Z 6462 ; text by Gerhardt
11264
chorale setting "Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen"
248/35
chorale setting "Laßt Furcht und Pein" (s. 4)
F♯ min.
SATB
51 : 126
III/2.1: 86 III/2.2: 206
after Z 2072 ; text by Runge [s:de ]
11263
chorale setting "Wir Christenleut"
after Z 2072 ; text by Füger
248IV
4.
1735-01-01
Cantata Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben (Christmas Oratorio , Part IV; New Year)
F maj.
satbSATB 2Hn 2Ob Str Bc
51 : 128
II/6: 143
after BWV 213 /1, /5, /7 (/1, /4, /6); text by Picander ?, Rist (/3, /5, /7), after Lk 2 : 21
11388
248/42
chorale setting "Hilf, Herr Jesu, laß gelingen" (s. 15)
SATB
51 : 166
III/2.1: 99 III/2.2: 211
text by Rist
11266
chorale setting "Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne"
text by Janus
248V
4.
1735-01-02
Cantata Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen (Christmas Oratorio , Part V; New Year I)
A maj.
satbSATB 2Oba Str Bc
51 : 172
II/6: 199
after BWV 247 /39b (/3), 215 /7 (/5), Z 2461c (/4), 3614b (/11); text by Picander ?, Weissel (/4), Franck, J. (/11), after Mt 2 :1–6
11389
248/46
chorale setting "Nun, liebe Seel, nun ist es Zeit" (s. 5)
SATB
51 : 190
III/2.1: 87 III/2.2: 43
after Z 2461c ; text by Weissel
11265
chorale setting "In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr"
after Z 2461c ; text by Reusner
248/53
chorale setting "Ihr Gestirn, ihr hohlen Lüfte" (s. 9)
SATB
51 : 208
III/2.1: 100 III/2.2: 21
after Z 3614b ; text by Franck, J.
11267
chorale setting "Gott des Himmels und der Erden"
after Z 3614b ; text by Albert
248VI
4.
1735-01-06
Cantata Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben (Christmas Oratorio , Part VI; Epiphany)
D maj.
satbSATB 3Tr Tmp 2Ob 2Oba Str Bc
51 : 210
II/6: 243
after BWV 248VI a (/1, /3, /4, /8–/11), Z 4429a (/6), 5385a (/11); text by Picander ?, Gerhardt (/6), Werner (/11), after Mt 2 :7–12
11390
248/59
chorale setting "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier" (s. 1)
G maj.
SATB
51 : 245
III/2.1: 84 III/2.2: 208
after 4429a ; text by Gerhardt
11268
chorale setting "Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit"
after 4429a ; text by Ringwaldt
248/64
chorale setting "Ihr Christen auserkoren" (s. 4)
D maj.
SATB
51 : 256
III/2.1: 85
after 5385a ; text by Werner
11269
chorale setting "Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder"
after 5385a ; text by Schneegaß
248VI a
4.
1734 or earlier
Cantata model for BWV 248VI
D maj.
satbSATB 3Tr Tmp 2Ob 2Oba Str Bc
II/6
after BWV Anh. 10 /1; → 248 /54, /56–/57, /61–/64
00315
249.5
4.
1743–1746 1749-04-06 1750-03-26
Oratorio Kommt, eilet und laufet (Easter Oratorio ; Easter)
satbSATB 3Tr Tmp Fl 2Fl 2Ob Oba Str Bc
213
II/7: 1
after BWV 249 .4; text by Picander ?
00316
249.4
4.
c. 1738
Oratorio Kommt, eilet und laufet (Easter Oratorio , middle version; Easter)
satbSATB 3Tr Tmp Fl 2Fl 2Ob Oba Str Bc
II/7
after BWV 249 .3; text by Picander ?; → BWV 249 .5
11392
249.3
4.
1725-04-01c. 1738
Cantata Kommt, fliehet und eilet (Easter Oratorio , early versions: first version as cantata; Easter)
satbSATB 3Tr Tmp Fl 2Fl 2Ob Oba Vl Str Bc
II/7: 97
after BWV 249.1 ; text by Picander ?; → BWV 249 .4
00317
249.1
4.
1725-02-23
Secular cantata Entfliehet, verschwindet, entweichet, ihr Sorgen , a.k.a. Shepherd Cantata (birthday of Christian of Saxe-Weissenfels ; music lost but in part reconstructable)
satbSATB 3Tr Tmp Fl 2Fl 2Ob Str Bc
I/35
text by Picander ; → BWV 249 .3/1–/3, /5, /7, /9, /11; 249.2
00318
249.2
4.
1726-08-25
Secular cantata Verjaget, zerstreuet, zerrüttet, ihr Sterne a.k.a. Die Feier des Genius (dramma per musica; birthday of Joachim Friedrich von Flemming [de ] ; music lost but in part reconstructable)
I/39
after BWV 249.1 /1–/3, /5, /7, /9, /11; text by Picander
00319
11
4.
1738-05-15
Oratorio Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen (Ascension Oratorio ; Ascension)
D maj.
satbSATB 3Tr Tmp 2Fl 2Ob Str Bc
2: 1
II/8: 1
after Z 5741b (/6), 5264b (/9); text by Picander ?, Rist (/6), Sacer (/9), after Lk 24 :50ff., Acts 1 :9–12, Mk 16 :19
00013
11/6
chorale setting "Nun lieget alles unter dir" (= "Du Lebensfürst, Herr Jesu Christ", s. 4)
SATB
2: 32
III/2.2: 198
after Z 5741b ; text by Rist
11299
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