Es lebe der König, der Vater im Lande, BWV Anh 11
| Es lebe der König, der Vater im Lande | |
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| BWV Anh 11 | |
| Secular cantata by J. S. Bach | |
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The Elector Frederick Augustus I (better known as Augustus II the Strong) for whose name day the cantata was written. | |
| Composed | 1732 |
| Scoring | Probably festive, but the score is lost |
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Es lebe der König, der Vater im Lande (Long live the King, the father of the country), BWV Anh 11, is a secular cantata by J. S. Bach to a text by Picander. The work was composed in Leipzig for the name day of the Elector of Saxony, and first performed in August 1732.[1] The music is lost.[1] Picander's text was published in Ernst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte, Teil IV (Leipzig, 1737).
The first movement was likely used as a model for the opening chorus of Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215, a work which Bach composed at short notice in 1734.[2] BWV 215 is scored for double choir and festive orchestra with trumpets and timpani.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cantata BWV Anh 11 Es lebe der König, der Vater im Lande". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ Stauffer, George; Butler, Gregory, ed. (2008). About Bach. University of Illinois Press. pp. 57–58. ISBN 978-0-252-09069-1.
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