BWV 153.1

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Original source: Cantata, Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind, BWV 153 (bach–digital page)
Chorale Text: Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind (verse 1), by David Denicke (1646)
Tune: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, Erfurt 1524, based on a pre–Reformation melody (Zahn 4431)
First Performance: 2 January 1724, Sunday after New Year
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Riemenschneider 3; Breitkopf 3; Birnstiel 3; AmB 46II p.155; Levy–Mendelssohn 24; Fasch p.24 & p.57; Penzel 117
Other Harmonizations: BWVs 2.6, 77.6

Comparative score: Three settings of Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein aligned and placed in the same key (PDF)

Instrumentation: Colla parte — S: violin 1. A: violin 2. T: viola. B: continuo.

Original manuscripts
Score: no autograph survies; D–B Am.B 44, Faszikel 9 (copy dating from c. 1760–89; copyists: Anon. JS Bach IX, Anon. JS Bach XI)
Parts: D–B Mus.ms. Bach St 79