Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern BWV 1

Cantata for the Feast of Annunciation Day

By Johann Sebastian Bach

Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern BWV 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

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Instrument:

Alto Voice

Bass Voice

Choir

Soprano Voice

Tenor Voice

Voice Solo

Piano Accompaniment

Ensemble:

4-Part

Mixed Choir

SATB

Format:

Vocal Score

Publisher:

Baerenreiter Verlag

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SATB voice solos, SATB choir, piano (Soprano Voice Solo, Alto Voice Solo, Tenor Voice Solo, Bass Voice Solo, SATB Choir , 2 Hn, 2 Ob, Str, Org, Continuo) - Level 3
Cantata for the Feast of Annunciation Day. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Matthias Wendt. Arranged by Martin Focke. This edition: urtext edition. Stapled. Barenreiter Urtext. Vocal Score. BWV 1. 38 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA10001-90. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA10001-90).

Item Number: BA.BA10001-90

ISBN 9790006536146. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: German, English.

The cantata"Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern"BWV 1 was written for 25 March 1725, when the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary coincided with Palm Sunday.
It forms the conclusion of Bach's cantata cycle of 1724/25.

The anonymous librettist retained the outer verses 1 and 7 of Philipp Nicolai's text (1599) which is assigned to the feast of Epiphany according to old tradition but was also sung at the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary. Verses 2 to 6 form the basis for the tenor and bass recitatives and the soprano and tenor arias.

Bach's composition has a particularly festive brilliance with his use of 2 horns, 2 oboes da caccia and the two concertante solo violins. The violins' lively figurations clearly reflect an image of the shining morning star.

- Urtext of the New Bach Edition
- Original German text with English singing translation
- Idiomatic and easy-to-play piano reduction