Luthran Church Year
Dates of "Mariä Heimsuchung" (Feast of Visitation of Mary)

Readings: Epistle: Isaiah 11: 1-5; Gospel: Luke 1: 39-56

Musical Context of Bach Cantatas: Motets & Chorales for Feast of Annunciation of Mary

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.

1685-07-02 Mo
1686-07-02 Di
1687-07-02 Mi
1688-07-02 Fr
1689-07-02 Sa
1690-07-02 So 6.So.n.Trin.
1691-07-02 Mo
1692-07-02 Mi
1693-07-02 Do
1694-07-02 Fr
1695-07-02 Sa
1696-07-02 Mo
1697-07-02 Di
1698-07-02 Mi
1699-07-02 Do
1700-07-02 Fr
1701-07-02 Sa
1702-07-02 So 3.So.n.Trin.
1703-07-02 Mo
1704-07-02 Mi
1705-07-02 Do
1706-07-02 Fr
1707-07-02 Sa
1708-07-02 Mo
1709-07-02 Di
1710-07-02 Mi
1711-07-02 Do
1712-07-02 Sa
1713-07-02 So 3.So.n.Trin.
1714-07-02 Mo
1715-07-02 Di
1716-07-02 Do
1717-07-02 Fr
1718-07-02 Sa
1719-07-02 So 4.So.n.Trin.
1720-07-02 Di
1721-07-02 Mi
1722-07-02 Do
1723-07-02 Fr - Cantata BWV 147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (1^st performance, Leipzig)
1724-07-02 So (4.So.n.Trin.) - Cantata BWV 10 Meine Seel erhebt den Herren (1^st performance, Leipzig)
1725-07-02 Mo - Spurious: Cantata Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn (1^st performance, Leipzig)
1726-07-02 Di - J.L. Bach: Cantata Der Herr wird ein Neues im Lande erschaffen, JLB-13 1^st performance, Leipzig)
1727-07-02 Mi
1728-07-02 Fr
1729-07-02 Sa
1730-07-02 So (4.So.n.Trin.) - Cantata BWV 147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (2^nd performance, Leipzig) (?)
1731-07-02 Mo
1732-07-02 Mi
1733-07-02 Do
1734-07-02 Fr
1735-07-02 Sa
1736-07-02 Mo
1737-07-02 Di
1738-07-02 Mi
1739-07-02 Do
1740-07-02 Sa
1741-07-02 So 5.So.n.Trin.
1742-07-02 Mo
1743-07-02 Di
1744-07-02 Do
1745-07-02 Fr
1746-07-02 Sa
1747-07-02 So 5.So.n.Trin.
1748-07-02 Di
1749-07-02 Mi
1750-07-02 Do

Vocal works with no definite date

(1725-1735 ?) - G.M. Hoffmann: Cantata BWV 189 Meine Seele ruhmt und preist (2^nd performance, Leipzig) (?)
(1735-1740) - Cantata BWV 147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (3^rd performance, Leipzig)
(1740-1747) - Cantata BWV 10 Meine Seel erhebt den Herren (2^nd performance, Leipzig)

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

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