Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen (Praise your good fortune, blessed Saxony), BWV 215, is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the cantata gratulatoria (congratulatory cantata) or Dramma per musica (drama in music) in Leipzig as a Festmusik für das kurfürstlich sächsische Haus (Festive music for the court of the Electorate of Saxony) for the anniversary of the election of August III, Elector of Saxony, as King of Poland, and first performed it on 5 October 1734 in the presence of the Elector.
| Librettist | Johann Christoph Clauder (1701-1779) (partly re-used in BWV 248/1–5) |
| Date of composition | 1734 |
| Premiered | 1734, October 5th in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1887 |
| Dedicated to | For the coronation of Augustus III as King of Poland |
| Type | Secular Cantata |
| Tonality | D Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 215 |
| Instruments |
3x
Voice
2x Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen en ré majeur, BWV 215 Johann Sebastian Bach: Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen in re maggiore, BWV 215 Johann Sebastian Bach: Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen D-dur, BWV 215 |