Johann Sebastian Bach
BWV | 197 |
Title | God is our true confidence |
Composed | 1735, 1739 or 1742, Leipzig |
Scoring | Choir
for 4 voices |
Movements | Choir:
God is our true confidence Recitative (Bass): God is and bides the best provider Aria (Alto): Lull to sleep all care and sorrow Recitative (Bass): So follow God and his persuasion Chorale: Thou love so sweet, give us now thy grace Aria (Bass): O thou charming bridal pair Recitative (Soprano): Just as God hath towards thee Aria (Soprano): Amusement and mirth Recitative (Bass): And this thy happy course of life Chorale: So journey glad on God's true pathways |
Category | Wedding Cantata |
Event | Wedding |
Author of text | Martin Luther 1524, Georg Neumark 1657 |
Text Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Trumpet I + II + III Bassdrum Oboe I + II + III Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo Recitative: Bass solo Basso continuo Aria: Alto solo Oboe d`amore I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo Recitative: Bass solo Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Oboe d'amore I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo Aria: Bass solo Oboe I Violin I + II Viola Bassoon obligata Basso continuo Recitative: Soprano solo Basso continuo Aria: Soprano solo Violin solo Oboe d`amore I + II Basso continuo Recitative: Bass solo Oboe I Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Basso continuo |
Before
marriage |
Bibletext | 1. Psalms 128:5 |
Manuscript | Estate C. Ph. E. Bach; University library Warzawa |