Lutheran Church Year
Dates of "4. Advent" (4^th Sunday in Advent)

Description, see: 1. Advent

Readings: Epistle: Philippians 4: 4-7; Gospel: John 1: 19-28

Musical Context of Bach Cantatas: Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Advent

Dates in the Lifetime of J.S. Bach

All dates are in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DD.
Abbreviations of German weekdays: Sonntag, Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag.

1685-12-23 So
1686-12-22 So
1687-12-21 So
1688-12-19 So
1689-12-18 So
1691-12-23 So
1692-12-21 So
1693-12-20 So
1694-12-19 So
1695-12-18 So
1696-12-23 So
1697-12-22 So
1698-12-21 So
1699-12-20 So
1700-12-19 So
1701-12-18 So
1703-12-23 So
1704-12-21 So
1705-12-20 So
1706-12-19 So
1707-12-18 So
1708-12-23 So
1709-12-22 So
1710-12-21 So
1711-12-20 So
1712-12-18 So
1714-12-23 So
1715-12-22 So - Cantata BWV 132 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! (1^st performance, Weimar)
1716-12-20 So - Cantata VW 147a Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! (1^st performance, Weimar, Music lost)
1717-12-19 So
1718-12-18 So
1720-12-22 So
1721-12-21 So
1722-12-20 So
1723-12-19 So
1725-12-23 So
1726-12-22 So
1727-12-21 So
1728-12-19 So
1729-12-18 So
1731-12-23 So
1732-12-21 So
1733-12-20 So
1734-12-19 So
1735-12-18 So
1736-12-23 So
1737-12-22 So
1738-12-21 So
1739-12-20 So
1740-12-18 So
1742-12-23 So
1743-12-22 So
1744-12-20 So
1745-12-19 So
1746-12-18 So
1748-12-22 So
1749-12-21 So
1750-12-20 So

Sundays and Holidays in the Lifetime of J.S. Bach

Prepared by Dr. Georg Fischer (April 2007), Aryeh Oron (March 2010)
Contributed by Dr. Georg Fischer (March 2010)
Please direct any questions or comments to: Dr. Georg Fischer