Scoring and Structure
The cantata is scored for four soloists—soprano, alto, tenor and bass—a four-part choir, two oboes d'amore, two violins, viola and basso continuo. Its interpolation of chorus and arias with chorales is unique in Bach's cantatas.
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- Part I
- 1. Coro: Schwingt freudig euch empor
- 2. Chorale (soprano, alto): Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
- 3. Aria (tenor): Die Liebe zieht mit sanften Schritten
- 4. Chorale: Zwingt die Saiten in Cythara
- Part II
- 5. Aria (bass): Willkommen, werter Schatz!
- 6. Chorale (tenor): Der du bist dem Vater gleich
- 7. Aria (soprano): Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen
- 8. Chorale: Lob sei Gott dem Vater ton
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