Cantata VI

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Cantata VI is the sixth and final cantata of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, composed for the Feast of Epiphany and celebrating the visit of the Magi.

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Cantata VI canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf church cantata
sacred vocal composition
basedOnBiblicalText Gospel of Matthew
belongsToCycle Christmas Oratorio
surface form: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
BWVNumber 248/6
catalogNumber BWV 248 VI
celebrates journey of the Magi
surface form: visit of the Magi
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
composerBirthYear 1685
composerDeathYear 1750
firstPerformedAsPartOf Christmas Oratorio
genre cantata
oratorio movement
hasMovementType aria
chorale
chorus
recitative
hasTextAuthor unknown librettist
isFinalPartOf Christmas Oratorio
language German
liturgicalOccasion Epiphany
Feast of the Theophany
surface form: Feast of Epiphany
orchestrationIncludes basso continuo
oboes
strings
timpani
trumpets
originalPerformanceContext Nikolaikirche, Leipzig
surface form: St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig

St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
partOf Christmas Oratorio
placeOfFirstPerformance Leipzig
positionInSeries 6
religiousTradition Lutheran
scoring mixed choir
orchestra
solo voices
subject Adoration of the Magi
textLanguage German
theologicalTheme kingship of Christ
overcoming enemies through faith
title Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben
workBy Johann Sebastian Bach

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Christmas Oratorio hasPart Cantata VI