Cantata for the 4th Sunday of Advent-The cantata Bereitet die Wege is one of the few works by Johann Sebastian Bach of which we know fairly well how it came into being. The autograph full score bears the date 1715; Bach therefore composed the piece for the church service given by the Weimar court orchestra (of which he was the concert master) on 22 December the fourth Sunday in Advent in the year 1715. We even know the author of the words: it was the High Ecclesiastical Secretary in Weimar Salomon Franck who wrote the poem especially for that occasion and had it printed in his annual cycle of cantata texts entitled Evangelisches Andachtsopfer.
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ISBN 9790007186357.
This part of the complete edition contains: Cantatas and Motets (2 slip cases) vol. 1-16: Cantatas BWV 1-199 vol. 17: Motets and Wedding chorales With the Bach vocal project, we have published Johann Sebastian Bach's complete sacred vocal music in a high-quality complete edition: This up-to-date Bach Edition - over 12,500 pages of score - contains all the cantatas, oratorios, passions, motets and masses. An edition in the tried and tested Carus quality - and the only modern Bach edition for which complete performance material is available for sale! Reader-friendly and handy format (like a vocal score) Outstanding legibility through clear presentation of the musical image and precise printing on the tried and tested Carus music paper Robust and practicable binding High-quality slip case for practical storage User-friendly structure of the volumes Rapid location of desired work: each cantata volume contains an overview of the cantatas in the church year.