Bekennen will ich seinen Namen (I shall acknowledge His name), BWV 200, is an arrangement by Johann Sebastian Bach of the aria "Dein Kreuz, o Bräutgam meiner Seelen" contained in Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel's passion-oratorio Die leidende und am Kreuz sterbende Liebe. Bach's arrangement, dated around 1742–1743, was possibly part of a cantata for the feast of Purification of the Virgin Mary.
Date of composition | 1743 (1742-1743) |
First published | 1935 |
Dedicated to | Epiphany or Feast of Purification of Mary |
Type | Sacred Cantata |
Tonality | E Major |
Catalogue | BWV 200 |
Instruments |
Voice (Alto)
2x Violin Continuo |
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Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Bekennen will ich seinen Namen en mi majeur, BWV 200 Johann Sebastian Bach: Bekennen will ich seinen Namen in mi maggiore, BWV 200 Johann Sebastian Bach: Bekennen will ich seinen Namen E-dur, BWV 200 |