BWV 248(5).53(11)

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Original source: Oratorio, Christmas Oratorio, part 5, BWV 248 (bach–digital page)
Chorale Text: Ihr Gestirn, ihr hohlen Lüfte (verse 9), by Johann Franck (1655)
Tune: Gott des Himmels und der Erden, by Heinrich Albert (1642) (Zahn 3614)
First Performance: 2 Janaury 1735, Sunday after New Year’s
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Riemenschneider 35; Breitkopf 34; Birnstiel 39; Dietel 147; AmB 46II p.194; Levy–Mendelssohn 71; Fasch p.133
Other Harmonizations: None

Instrumentation: Colla parte — S: violin 1, oboe d’amore 1 & 2. A: violin 2. T: viola. B: organ, continuo.

Original manuscripts
Score: D–B Mus. ms. Bach P 32
Parts:
Part 1 — D–B Mus. ms. Bach St 112I, Faszikel 1
Part 2 — D–B Mus. ms. Bach St 112II, Faszikel 1
Part 3 — D–B Mus. ms. Bach St 112III, Faszikel 1
Part 4 — D–B Mus. ms. Bach St 112IV, Faszikel 1
Part 5 — D–B Mus. ms. Bach St 112V, Faszikel 1
Part 6 — D–B Mus. ms. Bach St 112VI, Faszikel 1