The following is a list of church cantatas, sorted by the liturgical occasion for which they were composed and performed. The genre was particularly popular in 18th-century Lutheran Germany, although there are later examples.
The liturgical calendar of the German Reformation era had, without counting Reformation Day and days between Palm Sunday and Easter, 72 occasions for which a cantata could be presented. Composers such as Telemann composed cycles of church cantatas comprising all 72 occasions (e.g. Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst). Such a cycle is called an "ideal" cycle, while in any given liturgical year feast days could coincide with Sundays, and the maximum number of Sundays after Epiphany and the maximum number of Sundays after Trinity could not all occur.
In some places, of which Leipzig in Johann Sebastian Bach's time is best known, no concerted music was allowed for the three last Sundays of Advent, nor for the Sundays of Lent (apart when Annunciation fell on a Sunday in that period, or in Holy Week), so the "ideal" year cycle (German: Jahrgang) for such places comprised only 64 cantatas (or 63 without the cantata for Reformation Day).[1]
As the bulk of extant cantatas were composed for occasions occurring in the liturgical calendar of the German Reformation era, including Passion cantatas for Good Friday, that calendar is followed for the presentation of cantatas in this section. Most cantatas made reference to the content of the readings and to Lutheran hymns appropriate for the occasion. The melodies of such hymns often appeared in cantatas, for example as in the four-part settings concluding Bach's works, or as a cantus firmus in larger choral movements. Other occasions for church cantatas include weddings and funeral services. Thus below also readings and hymns associated with the occasion are listed, for the hymns for instance based on Vopelius' Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch.[2] Data such as readings and hymns generally apply to Bach's Leipzig: differences may occur in other places, or other times, as indicated.
- Advent
- Advent is celebrated on the four Sundays before Christmas. Sometimes, as in Leipzig, there was a tempus clausum (silent time: no cantatas performed) for the last three Sundays of Advent.
- Christmas to Epiphany
- The Christmas season was celebrated from Christmas Day through Epiphany. Three days were observed for Christmas, with a Christmas cantata performed every day. The next feast days were New Year and Epiphany. Sundays may occur between the third day of Christmas and New Year and/or between New Year and Epiphany: thus the period had at least five occasions, or at most seven.
- For the Christmas season of 1734–35 Bach composed the Christmas Oratorio in six parts, to be performed as the cantata in the service on the six feast days, three days of Christmas, New Year, the Sunday after New Year and Epiphany (there was no Sunday between the third day of Christmas and New Year in 1734).
- Sundays after Epiphany
- Depending on the date of Easter, a variable number (up to six) of Sundays occurred between Epiphany and Septuagesima, the third Sunday before Ash Wednesday. The sixth Sunday after Epiphany is extremely rare: in the first half of the 18th century cantatas for this Sunday were only composed in "ideal" cantata cycles, but for instance not by composers such as Bach and Graupner who generally only composed what was to be performed under their direction.
- Pre-Lenten Season
- There were three Sundays in the Pre-Lenten Season: Septuagesima, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima (the last one also known as Estomihi)
- Lent
- During Lent, the six Sundays between Ash Wednesday and Easter, "quiet time" was observed in Leipzig. Only the feast of Annunciation was celebrated with a cantata, even if it fell in that time. On Good Friday, a Passion was performed, in most cases rather considered an Oratorio than a cantata. In Graupner's Darmstadt there was also a cantata on Maundy Thursday.
- Easter to Pentecost
- Eastertide comprises the time up to Pentecost, starting with three days of Easter. There are five Sundays between Easter and Ascension. Ascension is followed by one Sunday before the three feast days of Pentecost.
- The Sundays between Easter and Pentecost have Latin names, derived from the beginning of the prescribed readings. For example, the first Sunday after Easter is called Quasimodogeniti. Some sources name the Sunday after Easter the second Sunday in Easter, counting Easter Sunday as the first.
- Trinity and the Sundays after Trinity
- Trinity is the Sunday after Pentecost. A variable number of Sundays occurs between Trinity and the first Sunday in Advent, a maximum of 27, if Easter is extremely early.
- Marian feasts
- There are three Marian feast days that are usually observed in the German Reformation era: Purification on 2 February, Annunciation on 25 March and Visitation on 2 July
- Feast of John the Baptist
- St. John's Day was celebrated on 24 June, with cantatas written by, among others, Bach and Telemann.
- Feast of St. Michael
- St. Michael's Day was celebrated on 29 September with, for instance, cantatas by Bach and Telemann, but in Graupner's Darmstadt there was apparently no demand for such cantatas.
- Feast of St. Stephen
- St. Stephen's Day falls on 26 December, the second day of Christmas, so generally not counted as a separate occasion.
- Reformation Day
- Reformation Day is celebrated on 31 October and for instance Bach and Graupner wrote cantatas for the occasion. Reformation Day is however not always seen as one of the feasts of the liturgical year: for instance in Telemann's and Picander's ideal cantata cycles the feast day isn't mentioned.
Telemann's ideal cycle thus consists of four Sundays of Advent; Seven occasions from Christmas to Epiphany; Nine Sundays between Epiphany and Lent; Six Sundays of Lent; 14 occasions from Easter to Trinity; 27 Sundays after Trinity; Three Marian Feasts, St. John's Day (24 June) and Michaelmas – totalling 72 occasions for which he provided a cantata.
Graupner's church cantatas don't include the sixth Sunday after Epiphany, nor cantatas for St. John's Day or Michaelmas, however there are cantatas for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, which totals 71 occasions from GWV 1101 to 1171, with GWV 1173 indicating Reformation Day cantatas.
- Libretto cycles
- Several cantata libretto cycles were published in the first half of the 18th century:
First Sunday of Advent (Advent I)
- Occasion
- Advent Sunday, first of the four Sundays of Advent, which are the four Sundays preceding Christmas
- Readings
- Romans 13:11–14, night is advanced, day will come
- Matthew 21:1–9, the Entry into Jerusalem
- Hymns
- "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" by Martin Luther (Erfurt Enchiridion, 1524) and its Latin model "Veni redemptor gentium" by Ambrose[2][5]
- "Von Adam her so lange Zeit"[2][5] by Michael Weiße[6]
- "Menschenkind merk eben"[2][5] by Michael Weiße[7]
- "Gottes Sohn ist kommen" [de] by Michael Weiße or Johann Horn [de][2][5][8]
- "Als der gütige Gott"[2] (text by Michael Weiße, hymn tune by Johann Crüger)[8]
- "Mittit ad virginem" [choralwiki][2] (text by Peter Abelard)[9]
- "Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott" (text by Michael Weiße, hymn tune by Johann Crüger)[5][10]
- "Gott durch deine Güte"[5]
- "Heilig ist Gott der Vater" [choralwiki][5]
- "Gläubiges Herze, freu dich heut" by Michael Altenburg[5]
- "Gott, heilger Schöpfer aller Stern" [de] and its Latin model "Conditor alme siderum"[5]
- "Frohlock o Tochter Zion fast" [choralwiki][5]
- "Nun jauchzet, all ihr Frommen" [de] by Michael Schirmer [de][5]
- "Gott Vater uns sein Sohn fürstellt"[5]
- "Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Daß du vom Himmel kommen bist" by Bartholomäus Helder[5][11]
- "Macht hoch die Tür" by Georg Weissel (after Psalm 24:7-10)
- Cantatas
- Georg Böhm:
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[13]
- Saget der Tochter Zion, TWV 1:1234 (1716–17 cantata cycle)
- Machet die Tore weit [de], TWV 1:1074 (1722?; staged in Leipzig 28 November 1734; BDW 08913)
- Erwachet zum Kriegen, TWV 1:481 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1725-1726)
- Christoph Graupner (see also List of cantatas by Christoph Graupner § GWV 1101):
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Advent I):[14]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
- Lasset uns ablegen die Werke der Finsternis, BR F 1 (30 November 1749, BDW 09449)
Second Sunday of Advent (Advent II)
- Occasion
- Second Sunday in Advent
- Readings
- Romans 15:4–13, call of the Gentiles
- Luke 21:25–36, coming of the Son of man
- Hymns (in addition to those listed for Advent I)
- "Es ist gewißlich an der zeit"[2] (text by Bartholomäus Ringwaldt)[8]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[24]
- Huetet euch, dass eure Herzen, TWV 1:811 (1716–17 cantata cycle)
- Endlich wird die Stunde schlagen, TWV 1:440 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1725-1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Advent II):[14]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Christmas (25 December)
- Occasion
- Christmas (25 December)
- Readings
- Titus 2:11–14, God's mercy appeared (or
- Isaiah 9:2–7, Unto us a child is born)
- Luke 2:1–14, Nativity, Annunciation to the shepherds and the angels' song
- Hymns
- "Christum wir sollen loben schon" (Luther, Erfurt Enchirdion, 1524)
- "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" (Luther, Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn, 1524)
- "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her" (Luther, 1534; melody 1539)
- "Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar" (Luther, same melody as previous)
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[37]
- Erquickendes Wunder der ewigen Gnade, TWV 1:469 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner (see also List of cantatas by Christoph Graupner § GWV 1105 and § GWV 1172):
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Christmas Day):[38][39][40]
- Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 (1714; 1723)
- Magnificat, BWV 243a (1723)
- Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91 (chorale cantata, two versions, earliest version 1724)
- Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110 (1725)
- Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, BWV 197a (1728)
- Jauchzet, frohlocket! Auf, preiset die Tage, BWV 248I (Christmas Oratorio Part I, 1734)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191 (1745)
- Uns ist ein Kind geboren, BWV 142 (probably spurious)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:
- O Wunder, wer kann dieses fassen, BR F 2 (BDW 09774)
- Ach, daß du den Himmel zerrissest, BR F 3 (BDW 09776)
- Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, BR F 4 (BDW 09778)
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, H 811 (1772, 1778 and 1782; BDW 02237)
- Auf schicke dich, H 815 (1775, 1779 and 1786; BDW 02258)
- Georg Anton Benda:
- Gott steigt herab (arranged by C. P. E. Bach for performances in 1771, 1777 and 1784: BDW 10617)
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach:
- Dessen Preis die Hirten sangen (c.1788 or later, BDW 01953)
Second Day of Christmas (26 December: Christmas 2)
- Occasion
- Second day of Christmas (Boxing Day), also St. Stephen's Day; On this day Leipzig celebrated Christmas and St. Stephen's Day in alternating years, with different readings.
- Readings
- For Christmas (even years):
- Titus 3:4–7, God's mercy appeared in Christ
- Luke 2:15–20, the shepherds at the manger
- for St. Stephen's Day (uneven years):
- Acts 6:8–15 and 7:55–60, Martyrdom of Stephen
- Matthew 23:35–39, Jerusalem killing her prophets
- Hymns
- See Christmas
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[45]
- Jauchzet, frohlocket, der Himmel ist offen, TWV 1:953 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726 – cantata for St. Stephen's Day)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Second Day of Christmas):[46][40]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Carl Heinrich Graun and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Ich nahe mich zu deiner Krippen (C. P. E. Bach's arrangement of C. H. Graun's GraunWV Bv:IX:14; BDW 10557)
First Sunday after Christmas (Christmas I)
- Occasion
- Sunday between 27 December and 1 January, which doesn't occur every year. A.k.a. Christmas Sunday.
- Readings
- Galatians 4:1–7, Through Christ we are free from the law
- Luke 2:33–40, Simeon and Anna with Mary in the temple
- Hymns
- See Christmas
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[56]
- Was gleicht dem Adel wahrer Christen, TWV 1:1511 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Christmas I):[46]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
New Year (1 January)
- Occasion
- New Year; Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
- Readings
- Galatians 3:23–29: by faith we inherit
- Luke 2:21: circumcision of Jesus
- Hymns
- "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset" by Johannes Hermann
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[58]
- Halt ein mit deinem Wetterstrahle, TWV 1:715 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Melchior Hoffmann
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, previously attributed to Telemann as TWV 1:1748.[59]
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § New Year's Day):[60][40]
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190 (1724; incomplete)
- Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41 (chorale cantata, 1725)
- Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16 (1726)
- Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm, BWV 171 (1729)
- Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben, BWV 248IV (Christmas Oratorio Part IV, 1735)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Johann Friedrich Fasch:
- Gehet zu seinen Toren ein mit Danken, FWV D:G1, FR 9/2 (1723)[65]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:
- Der Herr zu deiner Rechten, BR F 5 (BDW 09780)
Sunday after New Year (New Year I)
- Occasion
- In some years, a Sunday falls between New Year's Day and Epiphany: it is known as the Sunday after New Year (New Year I) or as the second Sunday after Christmas (Christmas II).
- Readings
- 1 Peter 4:12–19: suffering of Christians (Leipzig); Titus 3:4–7: God's mercy appeared in Christ (Hamburg)[28][66]
- Matthew 2:13–23: the Flight into Egypt
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[67]
- Schmeckt und sehet unsers Gottes Freundlichkeit, TWV 1:1252 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § New Year I):[60][40]
- Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind, BWV 153 (2 January 1724)
- Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 58 (5 January 1727: early version, incomplete; 4 January 1733 or 3 January 1734: final version; strictly speaking not a chorale cantata, but later added to the chorale cantata cycle)[68]
- Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen, BWV 248V (Christmas Oratorio Part V, 2 January 1735)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Purification (2 February)
- Occasion
- Candlemas or Feast of the Purification of Mary (Mariae Reinigung), a.k.a. Presentation of Jesus at the Temple: celebrated on 2 February, occurring around the fourth Sunday after Epiphany
- Readings
- Malachi 3:1–4, the Lord will come to his temple
- Luke 2:22–32, the purification of Mary and the presentation of Jesus at the Temple, including Simeon's canticle Nunc dimittis
- Hymns
- "Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin"[2]
- "Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener"[2]
- "Nunc dimittis"[2]
- "Ex legis observantia"[2]
- "Heut hat Marien Kindelein"[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[91]
- Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden, TWV 1:836 (1724; a.k.a. BWV Anh. 157, BDW 01468)
- Erscheine, Gott, in deinem Tempel, TWV 1:471 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner (see also List of cantatas by Christoph Graupner#GWV 1169):
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Purification):[92]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Johann Ernst Bach II:
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany (Epiphany VI)
- Readings
- 2 Peter 1:16–21
- ...
- Hymns
- "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[97]
- Was ist das Herz? Ein finstrer Ort, TWV 1:1516 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
- Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (Ihr Lichter jener schönen Höhen), BR F 7 (12 February 1764, BDW 09784)
- Johann Sebastian Bach:[1][98]
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare)
- Occasion
- Laetare (fourth Sunday of Lent)
- Readings
- Galatians 4:21–31, two Covenants
- John 6:1–15, feeding of the 5000
- Hymns
- "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott"[2]
- "O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht"[2]
- "In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr"[2]
- "Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht" and its Latin version, "Christe qui lux es et dies"[2]
- Hymns related to the Passion of Christ (e.g. pp. 122–177 in Vopelius' Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch)[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[116]
- Du bist verflucht, o Schreckensstimme, TWV 1:385 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Annunciation (25 March)
- Occasion
- Annunciation (Mariae Verkündigung) is celebrated on 25 March, around Palm Sunday.
- Readings
- Isaiah 7:10–16, prophecy of the birth of the Messiah
- Luke 1:26–38, the angel Gabriel announces the birth of Jesus
- Hymns
- "Haec est dies quam fecit Dominus"[2]
- "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"[2]
- "Fit porta Christi pervia"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[120]
- Siehe, eine Jungfrau ist schwanger, TWV 1:1326 (1716–17 cantata cycle)
- Gott will Mensch und sterblich werden, TWV 1:694 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Herr Christ der ein'ge Gottessohn, TWV 1:732 (misattributed to Bach as BWV Anh. 156, BDW 01467)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Annunciation):[92][107]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Palm Sunday
- Occasion
- Palm Sunday (Sunday before Easter). Apart from cantatas, Passion settings such as Johann Walter's Passio Secundum Matthæum may be performed on this day.[2]
- Readings
- Philippians 2:5–11, everyone be in the spirit of Christ —or— 1 Corinthians 11:23–32, of the Last Supper
- Matthew 21:1–9, Entry into Jerusalem
- Hymns
- "Gloria, laus et honor tibi sit, Rex Christe Redemptor"[2]
- "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir"[2]
- "Christus, der uns selig macht"[2]
- "Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht" and its Latin version, "Christe qui lux es et dies"[2]
- Hymns related to the Passion of Christ (e.g. pp. 122–177 in Vopelius' Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch)[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann[123]
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Palm Sunday):[107]
- Both extant Palm Sunday cantatas by Bach (BWV 182, BWV 1) were written for Annunciation, see above, in years when Palm Sunday fell on 25 March.
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Picander
- Machet die Thore weit (1728–29 libretto cycle: same libretto as for Advent I)
Easter
- Occasion
- Easter, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus. Music for Easter is often in the format of an Oratorio, although there are many Easter cantatas too.
- Readings
- 1 Corinthians 5:6–8, Christ is our Easter lamb
- Mark 16:1–8, Resurrection
- Hymns
- "Also heilig ist der Tag"[2]
- "Vita sanctorum, decus angelorum", and German "Der Heiligen Leben thut stets nach Gott streben"[2]
- "Christ lag in Todes Banden" by Luther/Johann Walter (1524: Erfurt Enchiridion and Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn), based on "Victimae paschali laudes" (text) and "Surrexit Christus hodie" (melody)[2][125]
- "Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand"[2]
- "Christ ist erstanden"[2]
- "Surrexit Christus hodie"[2]
- "Erstanden ist der heilige Christ"[2]
- "Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag"[2]
- "Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn"[2]
- "Gelobt sei Gott im höchsten Thron" by Michael Weiße (1531), best known in a setting by Melchior Vulpius (1609)
- Other Easter hymns, e.g. pp. 272–309 in Vopelius' Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch[2]
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[126]
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann David Heinichen:
- Es lebet Jesus unser Hort (BDW 10488)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Easter Sunday):[128]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Gottfried August Homilius:
- Was suchet ihr den Lebendigen bei den Toten, HoWV II.66 (BDW 09435)
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
- Erzittert und fallet, BR F 9 (BDW 09788)
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Gott hat den Herrn auferwecket, H 803 (25 April 1756, 12 April 1757 and later; BDW 02235)
- Sing, Volk der Christen, H 808.3 (2 April 1768, 15 April 1775 and 14 April 1781; BDW 02241)
- Ist Christus nicht auferstanden, H 808.4 (1771, pasticcio BDW 02239 based on G. A. Benda's In Kedars bangen Hütten, Lor 534)
- Jauchzet, frohlocket, H 804 (18 April 1778 and 15 April 1786, pasticcio BDW 02245 based on compositions by J. S. Bach, C. H. Graun and G. A. Homilius)
- Nun danket alle Gott, H 805 (25 March 1780, BDW 02236)
- Amen, Lob und Preis und Stärke, H 834 (19 April 1783, BDW 09484)
- Gott, du wirst seine Seele, H 808.1 (30 March 1782, BDW 10623)
- Anbetung dem Erbarmer, H 807 (1784 and 1788, BDW 02260)
- Auf, mein Herz, des Herren Tag (pasticcio BDW 10584 probably realised by C. P. E. Bach; based on BWV 145, H 336.3 and TWV 1:1350)
- Georg Anton Benda:
- Er ist nicht mehr, Lor 550 (Münter year-cycle 1760–61; arranged by C. P. E. Bach for performance 15 April 1770 and 4 April 1779: BDW 10619)
Easter Monday (Easter 2)
- Occasion
- Easter Monday, second day of Easter.
- Readings
- Acts 10:34–43, sermon of St. Peter
- Luke 24:13–35, the road to Emmaus (Leipzig); Mark 16, the empty tomb, resurrection appearances and ascension of Jesus (Hamburg)
- Hymns
- See Easter
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[132]
- Triumphierender Versöhner, tritt aus deiner Kluft hervor, TWV 1:1422 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann David Heinichen:
- Einsamkeit, o stilles Wesen (BDW 09135)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Easter Monday):[133]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Picander
- Ich bin ein Pilgrim auf der Welt (1728–29 libretto cycle; fragment of a setting of this libretto by J. S. or C. P. E. Bach is known as BWV Anh. 190, BDW 01501)
- Gottfried August Homilius:
- Musste nicht Christus solches leiden, HoWV II.72 (BDW 08996)
Easter Tuesday (Easter 3)
- Readings
- Acts 13:26–33, sermon of St. Paul in Antiochia (Leipzig); 1 Corinthians 15:50–58, resurrection of the body, "O death where is thy sting?" (Hamburg)
- Luke 24:36–47, the appearance of Jesus to the Apostles in Jerusalem
- Hymns
- See Easter
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[138]
- Jauchzt, ihr Christen, seid vergnügt, TWV 1:955 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Easter Tuesday):[133]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Gottfried August Homilius:
- Lobsinget dem Heiland, HoWV II.74 (three reworked versions by C. P. E. Bach: 5 April 1768, 11 April 1773 and 19 April 1778; BDW 08981 and 11057)
First Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti)
- Occasion
- Quasimodogeniti Sunday, the second Sunday of Eastertide, or the first Sunday after Easter.
- Readings
- 1 John 5:4–10, our faith is the victory (Leipzig); 1 John 5:1–13, obedience by Faith, the Certainty of God’s Witness (Hamburg)
- John 20:19–31, the appearance of Jesus to the Disciples, first without then with Thomas, in Jerusalem
- Hymns
- See Easter
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[140]
- Auf ehernen Mauern ruht unsrer Hoffnung Zuversicht, TWV 1:96 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Easter I):[141]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Second Sunday after Easter (Misericordias Domini)
- Occasion
- Misericordia Sunday, a.k.a. Misericordias Domini, the third Sunday of Eastertide, or the second Sunday after Easter.
- Readings
- 1 Peter 2:21–25, Christ as a model
- John 10:11–16, the Good Shepherd
- Hymns
- See Easter
- Cantatas
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[143]
- Hirt' und Bischof uns'rer Seelen, TWV 1:804b (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Easter II):[141]
- Gottfried August Homilius:
- Uns schützet Israels Gott, HoWV II.78 (BDW 09001 and 11059)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Ascension
- Occasion
- Feast of the Ascension, which falls on a Thursday, the fortieth day after Easter.
- Readings
- Acts 1:1–11, prologue, farewell and Ascension
- Mark 16:14–20, Ascension
- Hymns
- "Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein"[2]
- "Christ fuhr gen Himmel"[2]
- "Nun begehn wir das Fest", and Latin model "Festum nunc celebre"[2]
- "Nun freut euch, Gottes Kinder all"[2]
- "Gen Himmel aufgefahren ist", and Latin model "Coelos ascendit hodie"[2]
- "Christus ist heut gen Himmel gefahren", and Latin model "Ascendit Christus hodie"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[154]
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Ascension):[148]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:
- Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BR F 11 (BDW 09790)
- Wo geht die Lebensreise hin? BR F 12 (BDW 09792)
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach:
- Groß und mächtig, stark und prächtig, Wf XIV/8 (two versions: BDW 02208 and 02209)
Sunday after Ascension (Exaudi)
- Occasion
- Exaudi, the Sunday after Ascension, is the seventh Sunday of Eastertide, or the sixth Sunday after Easter, a week before Pentecost
- Readings
- 1 Peter 4:8–11, "serve each other"
- John 15:26–16:4, Farewell Discourse, the promise of the Paraclete, the Spirit of Truth, and announcement of persecution (Leipzig); Matthew 20:1–16, Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Hamburg)
- Hymns
- "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"[2]
- "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält"[2]
- "Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit"[2]
- "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[157]
- Erwachet, entreißt euch den sündlichen Träumen, TWV 1:480 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Ascension I):[148]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Pentecost
- Occasion
- Pentecost (German: Pfingsten), a.k.a. Whitsun, Whit Sunday, or the first day of Pentecost (German: 1. Pfingsttag).
- Readings
- Acts 2:1–13, the Holy Spirit
- John 14:23–31, Farewell Discourse, announcement of the Spirit who will teach
- Hymns
- "Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott"[2]
- "Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist", and Latin model "Veni Creator Spiritus"[2]
- "Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist"[2]
- "Als Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn"[2]
- "O Heiliger Geist, o heiliger Gott"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[160]
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Pentecost Sunday):[161]
- Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172 (C major, Weimar: 20 May 1714; D major, first Leipzig version: 28 May 1724; C major, second Leipzig version: 13 May 1731)
- Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 59 (28 May 1724, restaged 13 May 1731)
- Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 74 (20 May 1725)
- O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34 (1 June 1727; 12 May 1746 in Halle, see below)[98]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:
- Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BR F 12 (W. F. Bach premiered this cantata 12 May 1746, together with a repeat performance of his father's BWV 34, as the start of his tenure in Halle; BDW 09795)
- Dies ist der Tag, da Jesu Leidenskraft, BR F 13 (1755–58?, BDW 09797)
- Ertönt, ihr seligen Völker, BR F 14 (based on earlier compositions, BDW 08146)
- Ach, daß du den Himmel zerrissest, BR F 16 (parody of BR F 3/F 93: BDW 09799)
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:
- Lasset uns ablegen die Werke der Finsternis (6 June 1772 and 22 May 1779: C. P. E. Bach's reworking of W. F. Bach's BR F 1 as a cantata for Pentecost; BDW 10636)
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Gottfried August Homilius:
- Herr, lehr uns tun, H 817 (13 May 1769 and 26 May 1787: pasticcio by C. P. E. Bach involving his own earlier work and a composition by Homilius; BDW 02247)
- Ihr waret weiland Finsternis (pasticcio realised in 1787? by C. P. E. Bach, based on several compositions by Homilius; BDW 10642)
- Nun ist er da (pasticcio realised in 1788 by C. P. E. Bach, based on several compositions by Homilius; BDW 10640)
- Johann Friedrich Doles (see also Picander cycle of 1728–29 § Reception):
- Raset und brauset ihr hefftigen Winde (1740)[167]
Pentecost Monday (Pentecost 2)
- Occasion
- Pentecost Monday (German: Pfingstmontag), a.k.a. Whit Monday or the second day of Pentecost (German: 2. Pfingsttag)
- Readings
- Acts 10:42–48, sermon of Peter for Cornelius
- John 3:16–21, "God loved the world so much ..." from the meeting of Jesus and Nicodemus
- Hymns
- See Pentecost
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[168]
- Schmückt das frohe Fest mit Maien, TWV 1:1256 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Pentecost Monday):[169]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
First Sunday after Trinity (Trinity I)
- Readings
- 1 John 4:16–21, God is Love
- Luke 16:19–31, the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus
- Hymns
- "Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl"[2] ("The Mouth of Fools May Say Indeed"),[182] Luther's version of Psalm 14, sung to a melody by J. Walter (Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn 1524, Zahn No. 4436)[8][183]
- "Weltlich Ehr und zeitlich Gut"[2] by Michael Weiße, melody by Valentin Triller (Zahn no. 4972, 4975)[8][184]
- "Es war einmal ein reicher Mann"[2]
- "Ach Gott thu dich erbarmen"[2]
- "Kommt her zu mir spricht Gottes Sohn"[2]
- Cantatas
- Philipp Heinrich Erlebach
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[185]
- Verlöschet, ihr Funken der irdischen Liebe, TWV 1:1471 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity I):[176]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
Visitation (2 July)
- Occasion
- Feast of Visitation, celebrated on 2 July (around the sixth Sunday after Trinity)
- Readings
- Isaiah 11:1–5, prophecy of the Messiah
- Luke 1:39–56, Mary, pregnant of Jesus, visits Elizabeth, pregnant of John the Baptist – includes Mary's song of praise, Magnificat, Luke 1:46–55
- Hymns and canticles
- "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"[2]
- "Meine Seele erhebt den Herren" and Latin model "Magnificat anima mea Dominum"[2]
- "Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein"[2]
- Cantatas, including Magnificat settings performed as Visitation cantata
- Johann Ludwig Bach:
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[210]
- Gottlob, die Frucht hat sich gezeiget, TWV 1:670 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726)
- Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn, TWV 1:1104, 1:1107 and 1:1108
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Visitation):[39][92]
- Melchior Hoffmann (formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach):
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:
- Der Herr wird mit Gerechtigkeit, BR F 18 (BDW 09803)
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn (1768, BDW 02246)
Seventh Sunday after Trinity (Trinity VII)
- Readings
- Romans 6:19–23, "the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life"
- Mark 8:1–9, The Feeding of the 4000
- Hymns
- "Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren"[2]
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich"[2]
- "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz"[2]
- "Wohl dem, der in Gottesfurcht steht"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[217]
- Wenn Israel am Nilusstrande, TWV 1:1562 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity VII):[114]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Carl Heinrich Graun and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Der Himmel allenthalben (C. P. E. Bach's 1774 parody of C. H. Graun's GraunWV B:VIII:1; BDW 02240)
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
- Verhängnis, dein Wüten entkräftet die Armen, BR F 22 (24 July 1757, BDW 09447)
Eighth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity VIII)
- Readings
- Romans 8:12–17, "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God"
- Matthew 7:15–23, Sermon on the Mount: warning of false prophets
- Hymns
- "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein"[2]
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "O Herre Gott, dein göttlich Wort"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[220]
- Weicht, ihr Sünden, bleibt dahinten, TWV 1:1538 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity VIII):[114]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Zeige du mir deine Wege, H 832 (incomplete, BDW 02248)
Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity X)
- Readings
- 1 Corinthians 12:1–11, different gifts, but one spirit
- Luke 19:41–48, Jesus announces the destruction of Jerusalem, Cleansing of the Temple
- Hymns
- "An Wasserflüssen Babylon"[2]
- "Ach lieben Christen seid getrost"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[231]
- Kein Vogel kann im weiten Fliegen, TWV 1:994 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity X):[226]
- Schauet doch und sehet, ob irgend ein Schmerz sei, BWV 46 (1 August 1723)
- Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101 (chorale cantata, 13 August 1724)
- Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben, BWV 102 (25 August 1726; reworked version by C. P. E. Bach: 11 August 1776, 3 August 1777, 19 August 1781 and 20 August 1786, BDW 10542)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
- Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein (Heraus, verblendender Hochmut), BR F 18 (BDW 09805)
St. Michael's Day (29 September)
- Occasion
- St. Michael's Day, a.k.a. Michaelmas (German: Michaelisfest) is celebrated on 29 September, around the 17th Sunday after Trinity.
- Readings
- Revelation 12:7–12, fight of Michael with the dragon
- Matthew 18:1–11, heaven belongs to the children, the angels see the face of God
- Hymns
- "Dicimus grates tibi" and German derivatives "Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir" and "Laßt uns von Herzen danken Gott dem Herren"[2]
- "Es stehn für Gottes Throne"[2]
- "Fürst und Herr der starken Helden"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[261]
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § St. Michael's Day):[262]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
- Den Engeln gleich, H 809 (1769 and 1774, BDW 02238)
- Es erhub sich ein Streit (1770, 1776 and 1781, pasticcios involving J. S. Bach's BWV 19 and G. A. Benda's L 597 and 544, BDW 10303)
- Ich will den Namen des Herrn preisen, H 810 (1772, 1777, 1782 and 1786, pasticcio involving G. A. Benda's L 603, BDW 02243)
- Siehe, ich begehre deiner Befehle, H 812 (1775, BDW 02242)
- Wenn Christus seine Kirche schützt (1778 and 1784, pasticcio involving J. C. F. Bach's Wf XIV/6 and music by G. A. Benda, BDW 01914)
- Der Frevler mag die Wahrheit schmähn, H 814 (1785, pasticcio involving a movement of J. C. F. Bach's Wf XIV/5, BDW 02244)
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach:
- Wie wird uns werden, Wf XIV/5 (1771, BDW 01917)
22nd Sunday after Trinity (Trinity XXII)
- Readings
- Philippians 1:3–11, Thanks and prayer for the congregation in Philippi
- Matthew 18:23–35, parable of the unforgiving servant
- Hymns
- "Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott"[2]
- "O Herre Gott, begnade mich"[2]
- "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir"[2]
- "Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- "Vater unser im Himmelreich"[2]
- "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"[2]
- Cantatas
- Georg Philipp Telemann:[272]
- Erhalte mich, o Herr, in deinem Werke, TWV 1:449 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, 1726)
- Christoph Graupner:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (see also Church cantata (Bach) § Trinity XXII):[273]
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:[15]
New council
The election or inauguration of a new town council was celebrated with a service. Normally this was an annual event. The cantata written for such celebrations were indicated with the term "Ratswechsel" (changing of the council) or "Ratswahl" (election of the council).
- Cantatas
- Johann Michael Bach:
- Johann Sebastian Bach:[283]
- In Mühlhausen the celebration was held on 4 February:
- In Leipzig the service was held at the Nikolaikirche on the Monday following Bartholomew (Bartholomäus), 24 August:
- Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn, BWV 119 (30 August 1723)
- Wünschet Jerusalem Glück, BWV Anh. 4 (27 August 1725; only Picander's text extant)
- Ihr Tore zu Zion, BWV 193 (25 August 1727, incomplete)
- Gott, gib dein Gerichte dem Könige, BWV Anh. 3 (25 August 1730, only Picander's text extant)
- Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29 (27 August 1731, reused 31 August 1739 and 24 August 1749)
- Herrscher des Himmels, König der Ehren, BWV Anh. 193 (29 August 1740, only text extant)
- Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120 (29 August 1742)
- Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 69 (26 August 1748)
200th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession
25 June 1730 was 200 years after the Augsburg Confession. In Leipzig the occasion was remembered by a three-day festival. Picander wrote three cantata librettos (later published in Ernst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte, Vol. III, 1732), one for each day of the celebration.[284] Johann Sebastian Bach set these librettos. The music of these settings is however largely lost:[285]
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190a (25 June 1730, BDW 00231 – music lost but presumably borrowed from movements 1, 2, 3 and 5 of BWV 190)
- Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120b (26 June 1730, BDW 00147 – music lost but partially reconstructable from BWV 120, 120a, 232II/9 and 1019a)
- Wünschet Jerusalem Glück, BWV Anh. 4a (27 June 1730, BDW 01312 – music lost, probably based on the —equally lost— cantata BWV Anh. 4)
Wedding
Music for weddings includes sacred cantatas for wedding ceremonies and secular cantatas for wedding celebrations. Telemann's music for weddings includes wedding anniversary cantatas.[286] BWV 202, 210 and 216 are examples of secular cantatas for weddings by J. S. Bach.[287]
- Sacred cantatas for weddings
- Johann Christoph Bach
- Johann Sebastian Bach:[288]
- Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196 (5 June 1708?)
- Sein Segen fließt daher wie ein Strom, BWV Anh. 14 (12 February 1725, music lost)
- Auf, süß entzückende Gewalt, BWV Anh. 196 (27 November 1725, music lost)
- O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34a, (1726, incomplete)
- Dem Gerechten muß das Licht, BWV 195, (1727–31?, several versions)
- Der Herr ist freundlich dem, der auf ihn harret, BWV Anh. 211 (18 January 1729, music lost)
- Vergnügende Flammen, verdoppelt die Macht, BWV Anh. 212 (26 July 1729, music lost)
- Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge, BWV 120a (?1729, incomplete, based on various movements of other compositions)
- Gott ist unsre Zuversicht, BWV 197 (1736/37)
Funeral
Georg Philipp Telemann wrote cantatas for funerals.[297]
Christoph Graupner:
In addition to funeral motets (e.g. BWV 118) and secular cantatas for memorial services (e.g. BWV 198) Johann Sebastian Bach wrote church cantatas for funerals:[285]
- Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 (a.k.a. Actus tragicus, 16 September 1708?)
- Was ist, das wir Leben nennen (2 April 1716; music lost, BDW 01531)
- Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157 (6 February 1727)
- Klagt, Kinder, klagt es aller Welt, BWV 244a (24 March 1729)
- Mein Gott, nimm die gerechte Seele, BWV Anh. 17 (music lost, BDW 01325)
Johann Sebastian Bach or Georg Melchior Hoffmann:
Communion service
Georg Philipp Telemann wrote chorale cantatas intended for communion in a Abendmahlsgottesdienst [de].[298]
Chorale cantatas
Georg Philipp Telemann (in addition to chorale cantatas for specified occasions):[299]
- Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, TWV 1:419 and 1:420
Johann Sebastian Bach (in addition to chorale cantatas for specified occasions):[285]
Felix Mendelssohn:[300]
- Christe, du Lamm Gottes, MWV A5 (1827)
- Jesu, meine Freude, MWV A6 (1828)
- Wer nur den lieben Gott läβt walten, MWV A7 (1829)
- O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden, MWV A8 (1830)
- Vom Himmel hoch, MWV A10 (1831)
- Wir glauben all an einem Gott, MWV A12 (1831)
- Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, MWV A13 (1832)
In ogni tempore
"Et in ogni tempore" (literally "and at all times") was specified by Bach for his cantatas BWV 21 and 51. It may apply for other cantatas with an unknown designation.
Occasion not known or uncertain
Johann Michael Bach:
- Es ist ein großer Gewinn, ABA II, 3 (BDW 08792)
- Ach, wie sehnlich wart' ich der Zeit, ABA II, 4 (BDW 08794)
- Auf, lasst uns den Herren loben, ABA II, 5 (BDW 08796)
- Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, ABA II, 7 (BDW 08800)
Johann Christoph Bach?:
Johann Ludwig Bach:
For several of Georg Philipp Telemann's church cantatas no occasion is indicated.[301]
Also several of Johann Sebastian Bach's church cantatas have an unknown or uncertain designation:[285][75]
- Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150 (early cantata, c.1707, various possible occasions suggested, including Trinity III or a confession service [de] – text partly based on Psalm 25)
- Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131 (early cantata, c.1707, occasion uncertain – text based on Psalm 130)
- Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 143 (Weimar cantata)[33]
- Bekennen will ich seinen Namen, BWV 200 (c.1742, arrangement of the aria "Dein Kreuz, o Bräutgam meiner Seele" from Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel's Passion Oratorio Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld, for an otherwise lost cantata, possibly for Epiphany or Purification)[302]
- Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden, BWV 1083 (c.1746, arrangement of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, with a German paraphrase of Psalm 51 as parody text – not known for which occasion it was performed in Leipzig)
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn wrote several sacred cantatas, many of these at least in part a tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach.[300]