1. Sonata

From Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubiliert, BWV 31, Leipzig version

Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach
Key	E flat major
Meter	6/8
Tempo	Allegro
Length	68 measures

About the text

“Based on a text from the cycle Evangelisches Andachts-Opffer by Salomo Franck” (Dürr 2005, 266)
Scripture readings for the day: 1 Corinthians 5:6–5:8; Mark 16:1–16:8

Instrumentation

Tromba I
Tromba II
Tromba III
Timpani
Oboe I
Oboe II / Oboe d’amore ad lib.
Oboe III ad lib.
Taille ad lib.
Bassono ad lib.
Violino I
Violino II
Viola I
Viola II
Violoncello in ripieno
Continuo: Violoncello + Violone + Organo

Resources

Full score: Neue Bach-Ausgabe I/9, p. 43
Background: Alfred Dürr, Cantatas of J. S. Bach (Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 266
Bach Digital ›
Scores at IMSLP ›
Text from Emmanuel Music ›
Wikipedia ›

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