Johann Sebastian Bach
BWV | 171 |
Title | God, as thy name is |
Composed | 1st January 1729, Leipzig |
Scoring | Choir
for 4 voices |
Movements | Choir:
God, as thy name is Aria (Tenor): Lord, as far as clouds are stretching Recitative (Alto): Thou sweetest name of Jesus thou Aria (Soprano): Jesus shall my first word be Recitative (Bass): And since thou, Lord, hath said Chorale: Let us this year complete then |
Category | Spiritual Cantata |
Event | New Year's Day, Feast of the Circumcision |
Author of text | Christian Friedrich Henrici 1728 |
Text Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Trumpet I + II + III Basdrum Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo Aria: Tenor solo Violin I + II Basso continuo Recitative: Alto solo Basso continuo Aria: Soprano solo Violin solo Basso continuo Recitative: Bass solo Oboe I + II Basso continuo Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Trumpet I + II + III Bassdrum Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
God,
as thy name is, so is, too, thy fame to the ends of the earth. |
Epistle | Galatians 3: 23-29 |
Gospel | Luke 2: 21 |
Bibletext | 1. Luke 2:21; 2. John 14:13 |
Manuscript | New York Piemont library; Singingacademy Berlin; Hessisch Country and Highschool library Darmstadt; Universiy library Warzawa |