BWV 64

Sehet, welch eine Liebe

Overview

OpeningChorus

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: C · C · R · C · A · R · A · C

Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget, BWV 64, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the Christmas cantata in Leipzig in 1723 for the third day of Christmas, which is also the Feast of John the Evangelist, and first performed it on 27 December 1723.

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Libretto

1. Chorus

Coro (SATB), Cornetto, Trombone

Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget, dass wir Gottes Kinder heißen.

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