Ref. |
BWV 158; BC A 61 / A 171 |
German Title |
Der Friede sei mit dir |
English Title |
Peace be unto you (by Richard Stokes) |
Event |
Solo Cantata for the Feast of Purification of Mary
Readings: Epistle: Malachi 3: 1-4; Gospel: Luke 2: 22-32
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of Purification of Mary
or for Easter Tuesday [3rd day of Easter]
Readings: Epistle: Acts 13: 26-33; Gospel: Luke 24: 36-47
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Easter |
Composed |
Weimar years (1713-1717), possibly Leipzig, but originally Weimar
1st performance: Weimar or Leipzig (Rifkin suggested as possible dates April 15, 1727 and March 30, 1728) |
Text: |
Johann Georg Albinus (Mvt. 2); Martin Luther (Mvt. 4); Anon (Mvts. 1, 3) [Salomo Franck (?)] |
BWV 158 Text:
German-1
| German-6
| German-7
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-10
| English-14
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-7
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Hungarian-1
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-2
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Polish-2
| Portuguese-1
| Romanian-1
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-3
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text:
Welt, ade! ich bin dein müde [BWV 158/2]
| Christ lag in Todesbanden [BWV 158/4]
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano (Mvt. 2), Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: oboe, violin solo, continuo
Mvt. 1: Recitative | Mvt. 2: Aria & Chorale | Mvt. 3: Recitative & Arioso | Mvt. 4: Chorale |
Scores: |
BWV 158 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [1.16 MB]
| Score BGA [0.93 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 1047 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 4
Capella:
Mvt. 4
[cap]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
[MuseScore]
Chorale Melodies: Welt, Ade! ich bin dein mude [BWV 158/2] | Christ lag in Todesbanden [BWV 158/4]
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References: |
BWV 158 References:
BGA: XXXII | NBA: I/10 | BC: A 61 & A 171 | Zwang: K 172
| First Published: BG, 1886
| Autograph score (facsimile): ?
| Provenance
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 158 Commentaries:
English:
BCW
| Crouch
| All Music
| Emmanuel Music
| Mincham
| NBV-AOB
| Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| EvH [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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