Schleicht, spielende Wellen (Glide, O sparkling waves and murmur softly), BWV 206, is a secular cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig and first performed on 7 October 1736.
| Librettist | Christian Friedrich Henrici (1700–1764) (also as Picander) (Likely) |
| Date of composition | 1736 (1734-1736) |
| Premiered | 1736, October 7th |
| First published | 1873 |
| Dedicated to | Dramma per musica, for the birthday of Augustus III of Poland |
| Type | Secular Cantata |
| Tonality | D Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 206/1 |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Schleicht, spielende Wellen en ré majeur, BWV 206/1 Johann Sebastian Bach: Schleicht, spielende Wellen in re maggiore, BWV 206/1 Johann Sebastian Bach: Schleicht, spielende Wellen D-dur, BWV 206/1 |