BWV 151

Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt

Overview

OpeningAria

ScoringCoro (SATB), Soprano solo, Alto solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Fl picc, Fl, Fl dolce, Ob, Ob d'am, Ob da c, Fg, Cor, Cor da c, Cor da tir, Tr, Tr da tir, Ctt, Trb, Timp, Vl solo, Vl picc, Vla d'am, Vlta, Vdg, Vc picc, Vc, Vlne, Org, Cemb

Structure5 movements: A · R · A · R · C

Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt, BWV 151, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the third day of Christmas, in a cycle of works for the Christmas season mainly to texts by Georg Christian Lehms; he first performed it on 27 December 1725.

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Libretto

1. Aria

Soprano solo, Flauto traverso, Oboe d'amore

Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt, Jesus wird anitzt geboren! Herz und Seele freuet sich, Denn mein liebster Gott hat mich Nun zum Himmel auserkoren.

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