BWV 1 Title: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Category: Cantatas Subcategory: Church Movements: Chorus: Wie Schön leuchet der Morgenstern Recitative (tenor): Due wahrer Gottes und Marien Sohn Aria (soprano): Erfüllet, ihr limmlischen göttlichen Flammen Recitative (bass): Ein irdscher Glanz, ein leiblich Licht Aria (tenor): Unser Mund und Ton der Saiten Choral: Wie bin ich doch so herzlich froh Orchestration from Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis: Soli: S, T, B. Chor: S, A, T, B. Instr.: Corno I, II; Ob. da caccia I, II; Viol. conc. I, II; Viol. rip. I, II; Vla.; Cont. Year: 1725 Occasion: Annunciation Author: text adapted from the hymn by Philipp Nicolai Recordings: click here for recordings of this work German Text: click here (Walter F. Bischof 's Bach Cantatas web site). English Text: click here (Z. Philip Ambrose's Texts of the Complete Vocal Works web site). Next: BWV 2 Previous: BWV 1 Note: The information contained in this site has been collected from several sources and its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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