BWV 66

Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen

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

Structure6 movements: C · R · A · R · A · C

Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66.2, BWV 66, is a church cantata for Easter by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it for the Second Day of Easter in Leipzig and first performed it on 10 April 1724. He based it on his congratulatory cantata Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glück, BWV 66.1, first performed in Köthen on 10 December 1718.

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Libretto

1. Chorus

Coro (SATB), Oboe, Bassoon, Trumpet

Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, Entweichet, ihr Schmerzen, Es lebet der Heiland und herrschet in euch. Ihr könnet verjagen Das Trauren, das Fürchten, das ängstliche Zagen, Der Heiland erquicket sein geistliches Reich.

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