BWV 57

Selig ist der Mann

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

Structure8 movements: A · R · A · R · A · R · A · C

Selig ist der Mann, BWV 57, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote the Christmas cantata in Leipzig in 1725 for the Second Day of Christmas, which was celebrated that year as Saint Stephen's Day, and first performed it on 26 December 1725.

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Libretto

1. Aria

Bass solo, Oboe, Oboe da caccia

Selig ist der Mann, der die Anfechtung erduldet; denn, nachdem er bewähret ist, wird er die Krone des Lebens empfahen.

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