BWV 172 Title: Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten Category: Cantatas Subcategory: Church Orchestration from Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis: D-dur-Fassung: Soli: S, A, T, B. Chor: S, A, T, B. Instr.: Tromba I, II, III; Timpani; Flauto trav.; Ob. (auch Ob. d'amore); Viol. I, II; Vla. I, II; Fag.; Vcl. obl.; Cont. (+ Fag. u. Vcl.). C-dur-Fassung: Soli und Chor wie oben. Instr.: Tromba I, II, III; Timpani; Ob.; Viol. I, II; Vla. I, II; Fag.; Org. obl.; Cont. (+ Fag. u. Vcl.) Year: 1714 Occasion: Whitsunday Author: possibly Saoomo Franck Comment: Originally in C major, Bach transposed it to D major for a performance in Leipzig in 1724. Christoph Wolff, notes to Cantatas, Volume 2, Ton Koopman, Erato 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 173 Previous: BWV 171 Note: The information contained in this site has been collected from several sources and its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.