Es lebe der König, der Vater im Lande, BWV Anh. 11
| Es lebe der König, der Vater im Lande | |
|---|---|
| BWV Anh. 11 | |
| Secular cantata by J. S. Bach | |
.jpg) The Elector Frederick Augustus I (better known as Augustus II the Strong) for whose name day the cantata was written | |
| Composed | 1732 |
Es lebe der König, der Vater im Lande (Long live the King, the father of the country), BWV Anh. 11,[lower-alpha 1] 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).[2]
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.[3] BWV 215 is scored for double choir and festive orchestra with trumpets and timpani.
See also
Notes
- ↑ "BWV" is Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, a thematic catalogue of Bach's works.
References
- 1 2 "Cantata BWV Anh 11 Es lebe der König, der Vater im Lande". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ Picander (=Christian Friedrich Henrici). Ernst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte, Volume IV. Leipzig: Friedrich Matthias Friesen (1737).
- ↑ Stauffer, George; Butler, Gregory, eds. (2008). About Bach. University of Illinois Press. pp. 57–58. ISBN 978-0-252-09069-1.
External links
- Es lebe der König, der Vater im Lande: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (libretto only)
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