Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen, BWV 248 V

Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen (Let honour be sung to You, O God),^[1] BWV 248^V (also written as BWV 248 V), is a church cantata for the second Sunday after Christmas, which Johann Sebastian Bach composed as the fifth part of his Christmas Oratorio, written for the Christmas season of 1734–35 in Leipzig.^[2] The cantata was first performed on 2 January 1735.^[2]

History[]

Bach had been presenting church cantatas for the Christmas season in the Thomaskirche (St. Thomas) and Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas) since his appointment as director musices in Leipzig in 1723, including these cantatas for the second Sunday after Christmas:^[3]^[4]^[5]

As part of his first cantata cycle: Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind, BWV 153, first performed on 2 January 1724.^[6]
As part of his third cantata cycle: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 58 (early version), first performed on 5 January 1727, and in its later version, first performed on 4 January 1733 or 3 January 1734, added to the chorale cantata cycle.^[7]

Music and content[]

BWV 248 V is scored for 2 oboes d'amore, 2 violin parts, 1 viola part and continuo.^[2]

*Christmas Oratorio* Part V: For the First Sunday in the New Year^{[V 1]}
No.		Key	Time	Incipit	Scoring	Model
43	Chorus	A maj/F♯ min	³ ₄	Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen	Oboe d'amore I, II, strings, continuo
44	Recitative (Evangelist, tenor)			Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem	Continuo	Matthew 2:1
45	Chorus Recitative (alto) Chorus	D major		Wo ist der neugeborne König der Juden Sucht ihn in meiner Brust Wir haben seinen Stern gesehen	Oboe d'amore I, II, strings, continuo	Matthew 2:2; BWV 247/43: "Pfui dich, wie fein zerbrichst du den Tempel" (conjectured).^[8]
46	Chorale	A major		Dein Glanz all' Finsternis verzehrt	Oboe d'amore I, II, strings, continuo	Nun liebe Seel, nun ist es Zeit (Weissel 1642), v. 5; Zahn 2461c (1581)^[9]
47	Aria (bass)	F♯ minor	² ₄	Erleucht' auch meine finstre Sinnen	Oboe d'amore I solo, organ senza continuo	BWV 215/7: "Durch die von Eifer entflammeten Waffen"
48	Recitative (Evangelist, tenor)			Da das der König Herodes hörte	Continuo	Matthew 2:3
49	Recitative (alto)			Warum wollt ihr erschrecken	Strings, continuo
50	Recitative (Evangelist, tenor)			Und ließ versammeln alle Hohenpriester	Continuo	Matthew 2:4-6
51	Trio (sopr., alto, ten.)	B minor	² ₄	Ach! wann wird die Zeit erscheinen?	Violin I solo, continuo	unknown
52	Recitative (alto)			Mein Liebster herrschet schon	Continuo
53	Chorale	A major		Zwar ist solche Herzensstube	Oboe d'amore I, II, strings, continuo	Ihr Gestirn, ihr hohlen Lüfte (Franck 1655), v. 9; Zahn 3614b (1687)^[10]

^ Part V is meant to be performed on the Sunday between New Year's Day and Epiphany on 6 January; in some years there is no such day, e.g in 2017, 2018 & 2019.

References[]

^ Dürr & Jones 2006, p. 169.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Bach Digital Work 11389
^ Wolff 2002, pp. 237–257.
^ Dürr & Jones 2006, pp. 22–35.
^ Buelow 2016, p. 272.
^ Bach Digital Work 00187
^ Bach Digital Works 00074 and 00073
^ Werner Breig, sleeve notes to John Eliot Gardiner's recording of the Christmas Oratorio (Deutsche Grammophon Archiv, 4232322, 1987)
^ "Work 11265". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2018-07-15.
^ "Work 11267". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2018-07-15.

Sources[]

Buelow, George J. (2016). The Late Baroque Era. The Late Baroque Era: Vol 4. From The 1680s To 1740. Springer. ISBN 978-1-34-911303-3.
Dürr, Alfred; Jones, Richard D. P. (2006). The Cantatas of J. S. Bach: With Their Librettos in German-English Parallel Text. Oxford University Press. pp. 102–105, 820. ISBN 978-0-19-929776-4.
Wolff, Christoph (2002). Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32256-9.

[8] Part V is meant to be performed on the Sunday between New Year's Day and Epiphany on 6 January; in some years there is no such day, e.g in 2017, 2018 & 2019.

[FOOTNOTEDürrJones2006[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidm9JuwslMcq4CpgPA169_169]-1] Dürr & Jones 2006, p. 169.

[BDV-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Bach Digital Work 11389

[FOOTNOTEWolff2002237–257-3] Wolff 2002, pp. 237–257.

[FOOTNOTEDürrJones200622–35-4] Dürr & Jones 2006, pp. 22–35.

[FOOTNOTEBuelow2016272-5] Buelow 2016, p. 272.

[6] Bach Digital Work 00187

[7] Bach Digital Works 00074 and 00073

[Breig-9] Werner Breig, sleeve notes to John Eliot Gardiner's recording of the Christmas Oratorio (Deutsche Grammophon Archiv, 4232322, 1987)

[10] "Work 11265". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2018-07-15.

[11] "Work 11267". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2018-07-15.

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Passions	Jesus Christus ist um unsrer Missetat willen verwundet includes BWV 1084 Weimarer Passion St John Passion structure discography St Matthew Passion structure discography St Luke Passion St Mark Passion Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt includes BWV 1088 and 1149
Oratorios	Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 discography Parts: I II III IV V VI Easter Oratorio, BWV 249 Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11
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show v t Church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
Before Leipzig	Early: BWV 4 131 71 1138.1 & .2 106 196 150 143 Weimar: BWV 61 70a 186a 132 147a 63 152 155 18 54 80a 182 31 12 172 165 21 185 199 161 162 163 Köthen: BWV Anh. 5
First cycle (1723–24)	Between Trinity and Advent: BWV 75 76 24 167 147 186 136 105 46 179 69a 77 25 138 95 148 48 109 89 60 90 70 From Advent to Trinity: BWV 40 64 190 153 65 154 73 81 83 144 181 22 23 66 134 67 104 166 86 37 44 59 184
Second cycle (& chorale cantatas)	Chorale cantatas between Trinity and Easter: BWV 20 2 7 135 10 93 107 178 94 101 113 33 78 99 8 130 114 96 5 180 38 115 139 26 116 62 91 121 133 122 41 123 124 3 111 92 125 126 127 1 Continuation of the second cycle: BWV 6 42 85 103 108 87 128 183 74 68 175 176 Later additions to the chorale cantata cycle: BWV 80 137 129 58 112 140 177 9 14 Other late chorale cantatas: BWV 117 192 100 97
Third cycle	After Trinity 1725: BWV 168 164 79 Liturgical year 1725–26: BWV 110 57 151 28 16 32 13 72 146 43 39 88 170 187 45 102 35 17 19 27 47 169 56 49 98 55 52 1727: BWV 82 84 34 173
Later and other	Picander cycle: BWV 149 188 197a 171 156 159 145 174 Late parodies: BWV 36 30 191 200 248 I 248 II 248 III 248 IV 248 V 248 VI 1083 Council election (Leipzig): BWV 119 193 29 120 69 (lost: 1139.1, 1140–1141) Wedding: BWV 34a 195 120a 197 Funeral: 157 244a Other: 194 190a 120b 51 158 50 Doubtful: 53 142 189 217 220 221 223 224
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