Composition: Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36c (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Title Schwingt freudig euch empor
Alternative title Soar joyfully aloft
Creators Johann Sebastian Bach (composer)
Opus BWV 36c
Instrumentation soprano, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra
Number of movements 9
Keys D major
Composed 1725
First published 1887
Dedication For the of Johann Matthias Gesner
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Composition types Secular cantatas
Language German
Period Baroque
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view Complete Ramon Casadesus-Masanell 2021 1. Chorus: 'Schwingt freudig euch empor' · view
2. Recitative: 'Ein Herz, in zärtlichem Empfinden' · view
3. Aria: 'Die Liebe führt mit sanften Schritten' · view
4. Recitative: 'Du bist es ja' · view
5. Aria: 'Der Tag, der dich vordem gebar' · view
6. Recitative: 'Nur dieses Einz'ge sorgen wir' · view
7. Aria: 'Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen' · view
8. Recitative: 'Bei solchen freudenvollen Stunden' · view
9. Chorus: 'Wie die Jahre sich verneuen' · view
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