Contents

List of illustrations xiii

Abbreviations xiv

Part 1 Introduction to Bach’s Cantatas

1 History of the cantata before Bach 3
2 Development of the Bach cantata 11
2.1 Early forms (c. 1707–12) 11
2.2 Weimar cantatas of the newer type (1713–16) 13
2.3 Cöthen (1717–23) 20
2.4 Leipzig cycle I (1723–4) 22
2.5 Leipzig cycle II (1724–5) 29
2.6 Leipzig cycle III (1725–7) 36
2.7 Picander and his cycle (1728–9?) 39
2.8 Other church cantatas 41
2.9 Oratorios (1734–c. 1738) 44
2.10 Secular cantatas of the Leipzig period 46
3 Performance practice in Bach’s cantatas 48
3.1 Preparation of the performing material 48
3.2 Rehearsal 50
3.3 Problems of scoring 50
3.4 Performance 52
3.5 Consequences for present-day performance practice 53
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Music examples for the introduction 54

Part 2 Church Cantatas

1 Cantatas for the church year: Advent to Trinity 75
1.1 First Sunday in Advent: BWV 61, 62, 36 75
1.2 Second Sunday in Advent: BWV 70a 83
1.3 Third Sunday in Advent: BWV 186a 84
1.4 Fourth Sunday in Advent: BWV 132, 147a 86
1.5 Christmas Day: BWV 63, 91, 110, 197a, 248I, 191 91
1.6 Second Day of Christmas: BWV 40, 121, 57, 248II 106
1.7 Third Day of Christmas: BWV 64, 133, 151, 248III 121
1.8 Sunday after Christmas: BWV 152, 122, 28 133
1.9 New Year: BWV 190, 41, 16, 171, 248IV, 143 144
1.10 Sunday after New Year: BWV 153, 58, 248V 162
1.11 Epiphany: BWV 65, 123, 248VI 172
1.12 First Sunday after Epiphany: BWV 154, 124, 32 182
1.13 Second Sunday after Epiphany: BWV 155, 3, 13 191

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1.14 Third Sunday after Epiphany: BWV 73, 111, 72, 156 200
1.15 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: BWV 81, 14 214
1.16 Septuagesima (Third Sunday before Lent): BWV 144, 92, 84 220
1.17 Sexagesima (Second Sunday before Lent): BWV 18, 181, 126 231
1.18 Quinquagesima (Estomihi; Sunday before Lent): BWV 23, 22, 127, 159 240
1.19 Third Sunday in Lent (Oculi): BWV 54, 80a 253
1.20 Palm Sunday: BWV 182 258
1.21 Easter Sunday: BWV 4, 31, 249 262
1.22 Easter Monday: BWV 66, 6, Anh. I 190 274
1.23 Easter Tuesday: BWV 134, 145, 158 281
1.24 First Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti): BWV 67, 42 291
1.25 Second Sunday after Easter (Misericordias Domini): BWV 104, 85, 112 298
1.26 Third Sunday after Easter ( Jubilate): BWV 12, 103, 146 305
1.27 Fourth Sunday after Easter (Cantate): BWV Anh. I 191, 166, 108 315
1.28 Fifth Sunday after Easter (Rogate): BWV 86, 87 320
1.29 Ascension: BWV 37, 128, 43, 11 324
1.30 Sunday after Ascension (Exaudi): BWV 44, 183 340
1.31 Whit Sunday: BWV 172, 59, 74, 34 345
1.32 Whit Monday: BWV 173, 68, 174 357
1.33 Whit Tuesday: BWV 184, 175 364
1.34 Trinity: BWV 165, 194, 176, 129 371
2 Cantatas for the church year: First to Twenty-seventh Sunday after
Trinity 381
2.1 First Sunday after Trinity: BWV 75, 20, 39 381
2.2 Second Sunday after Trinity: BWV 76, 2 397
2.3 Third Sunday after Trinity: BWV 21, 135 405
2.4 Fourth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 185, 24, 177 415
2.5 Fifth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 93, 88 425
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2.6 Sixth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 170, 9 433

2.7 Seventh Sunday after Trinity: BWV 186, 107, Anh. I 209, 187, Anh. I 1 439
2.8 Eighth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 136, 178, 45 453
2.9 Ninth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 105, 94, 168 464
2.10 Tenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 46, 101, 102 477
2.11 Eleventh Sunday after Trinity: BWV 199, 179, 113 489
2.12 Twelfth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 69a, 137, 35 501
2.13 Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 77, 33, 164 510
2.14 Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 25, 78, 17 520
2.15 Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 138, 99, 51 531
2.16 Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 161, 95, 8, 27 542
2.17 Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 148, 114, 47 556
2.18 Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 96, 169 567
2.19 Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 48, 5, 56, Anh. I 2 574
2.20 Twentieth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 162, 180, 49 585
2.21 Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity: BWV 109, 38, 98, 188 597
2.22 Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity: BWV 89, 115, 55 610

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2.23 Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity: BWV 163, 139, 52 619
2.24 Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 60, 26 628
2.25 Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 90, 116 637
2.26 Twenty-sixth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 70 642
2.27 Twenty-seventh Sunday after Trinity: BWV 140 648
3 The Marian Feasts 654
3.1 Purification: BWV 83, 125, 82, 200, 161, 157, 158 654
3.2 Annunciation: BWV Anh. I 199, 1 666
3.3 Visitation: BWV 147, 10 670
4 The Feast of St John the Baptist: BWV 167, 7, 30 681
5 The Feast of the Archangel Michael: BWV 130, 19, 149, 50 695
6 The Reformation Festival: BWV 80, 79 707
7 Church and Organ Consecration: BWV 194 715
8 Council Elections: BWV 71, 119, 193, 29, 120, 69; Anh. I: 192, 4, 3, 193 721
9 Weddings: BWV Anh. I 14, 34a, Anh. I 211, Anh. I 212, 120a, 197, 195 742
10 Funerals: BWV 106, 157, 244a, Was ist, das wir Leben nennen; Anh. I:
16, 17 758
11 Various occasions: BWV Anh. I 5, Anh. I 15, 190a, 120b, Anh. I 4a, 223,
150, 131, 196, 192, 117, 97, 100, 1045 772

Part 3 Secular Cantatas

1 Festive music for the courts of Weimar, Weißenfels, and Cöthen: BWV
66a, Anh. I 6, Anh. I 7, Anh. I 8, 184a, 194a, 36a, 208, 249a, 134a, 173a 797
2 Festive music for the Electoral House of Saxony: BWV Anh. I 9,
193a, Anh. I 11, Anh. I 12, 205a, Anh. I 13, 208a, 213, 214, 215, 207a, 206 819
3 Festive music for Leipzig university celebrations: BWV Anh. I 195,
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Anh. I 20, 205, 207, 198, 36b 849

4 Festive music for Leipzig council and school celebrations: BWV
216a, Anh. I 18, Anh. I 210, Anh. I 19 871
5 Leipzig music of homage for nobles and burghers: BWV 36c, 249b,
210a, Anh. I 10, 30a, 212 873
6 Weddings: BWV 202, Anh. I 196, 216, 210 892
7 Various occasions: BWV Anh. I 194, 204, 201, 211, 203, 209 902
Appendix: doubtful and spurious cantatas: BWV Anh. I 197, 15, 53, 141,
142, 160, 189, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 224 926

Bibliography 927
Index of names 949
Index of terms and glossary 952
Index of cantatas: alphabetical 960
Index of cantatas: by BWV number 964

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