BWV 96

Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn

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

Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn, BWV 96, in Leipzig for the 18th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 8 October 1724. The chorale cantata, part of Bach's second annual cycle, is based on the hymn in five stanzas "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn" by Elisabeth Cruciger, published in Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn in 1524.

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Libretto

1. Chorus

Coro (SATB), Flauto piccolo, Oboe, Horn, Trombone, Violino piccolo

Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn, Vaters in Ewigkeit, Aus seinem Herzn entsprossen, Gleichwie geschrieben steht, Er ist der Morgensterne, Sein' Glanz streckt er so ferne Vor andern Sternen klar.

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