Composition: Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest |
| Alternative title | O greatly longed-for feast of joy |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Johann Heermann (librettist) and Paul Gerhardt (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 194 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | B flat major |
| Composed | 1723 |
| First published | 1881 |
| Dedication | ; Dedication of the Church and the Organ at Störmthal. |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
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| view | Aria: 'Was des Höchsten Glanz erfüllt' (No.3) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Was des Höchsten Glanz erfüllt' (No.3) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Hilf, Gott, das es geling't' (No.5) | 3 violins, viola and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello violin, 3 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Hilf, Gott, das es geling't' (No.5) | 2 violins, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Hilf, Gott, das es geling't' (No.5) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Aria: 'Des Höchsten Gegenwart allein' (No.8) | violin and viola violin and cello 2 violas viola and cello 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Duetto Aria: 'O wie wohl ist uns geschehn' (No.10) | 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 oboes, violin, viola and cello 2 oboes, violin and 2 cellos 2 oboes, 2 violas and cello 2 oboes, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| view | Synthesized | Aria: 'Hilf, Gott, das es geling't' (No.5) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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