BWV 83.5

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Original source: Cantata, Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde, BWV 83 (bach–digital page)
Chorale Text: Mit Fried und Freud (verse 4), by Martin Luther (1524)
Tune: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, Wittenberg 1524 (Zahn 3986)
First Performance: 2 February 1724, Feast of the Purification of Mary
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Riemenschneider 324; Breitkopf 325; AmB 46II p.106
Other Harmonizations: BWVs 125.6, 382

Instrumentation: Colla parte — S: oboe 1, horn 1, violin 1. A: oboe 2, violin 2. T: viola. B: None. Instrumental texture — trumpet violin 1, violin 2, viola, continuo

Original manuscripts
Score: None.
Parts: D–B Mus. ms. Bach St 21