BWV 130.6

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Original source: Cantata, Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130 (bach–digital pages: 1) 1724 version, 2) later c. 1732/35 version)
Chorale Text: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir (verses 11 & 12), by Paul Eber (1561)
Tune: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, Geneva 1551, based on a 15th c. melody (Zahn 368)
First Performance: 29 September 1724, Feast of the Archangel Michael
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Dietel 85; AmB 46II p.292
Other Harmonizations: BWVs 326, 327

Instrumentation: Colla parte — S: violin 1, oboe 1. A: violin 2, oboe 2. T: viola, oboe 3. B: continuo. Obbligato instruments — trumpet 1, 2 & 3, timpani

Original manuscripts
Score: D–B 55 MS 209 (original 1724 score)
Parts: Most parts for BWV 130 survive but exist in separate manuscripts. Few of these surviving parts can be accessed here.