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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| Chorus: Schwingt freudig euch empor | — | — | — |
| Recitative (tenor): Ein Herz, in zärtlichem Empfinden | — | — | — |
| Aria (tenor): Die Liebe führt mit sanften Schritten | — | — | — |
| Recitative (bass): Du bist es ja | — | — | — |
| Aria (bass): Der Tag, der dich vordem gebar | — | — | — |
| Recitative (soprano): Nur dieses Einz'ge sorgen wir | — | — | — |
| Aria (soprano): Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen | — | — | — |
| Recitative (tenor): Bei solchen freudenvollen Stunden | — | — | — |
| Chorus (sopranotenorbass): Wie die Jahre sich verneuen | — | — | — |
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