Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg, BWV 149
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Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg (lit.: One sings with joy about victory), BWV 149, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the work in Leipzig for Michaelmas and first performed it in 1728 or 1729.[1] It is the last of his three extant cantatas for the feast.
Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg | |
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BWV 149 | |
Church cantata by J. S. Bach | |
Occasion | Feast of Saint Michael |
Cantata text | Picander |
Bible text | Psalms 118:15–16 |
Chorale | "Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr" |
Performed | 29 September 1728/9 (1728/9-09-29): Leipzig |
Movements | 7 |
Vocal | SATB choir and solo |
Instrumental |
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Picander wrote the cantata's libretto, and published it in a 1728/29 cycle of cantata texts. The libretto opens with two verses from Psalm 118 and closes with the third stanza of Martin Schalling's "Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr". The topic of the libretto aligns with the prescribed readings for the day from the Book of Revelation, Michael fighting the dragon. The closing Lutheran hymn stanza writes about a "sweet little angel", accompanying a soul in anticipation of the Last Judgment.
The cantata has seven movements, and is scored festively with four vocal parts and a Baroque orchestra of three trumpets, timpani, three oboes, bassoon, strings and continuo. Bach derived the music of the opening chorus from his Hunting Cantata, composed already in 1713.