Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl (Let, Princess, let still one more glance) is a secular cantata composed as a funeral ode by Johann Sebastian Bach, first performed on 17 October 1727. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works (BWV) it was assigned the number 198. It is also known as Trauerode or as Trauerode: auf den Tod der Königin Christiane Eberhardine.
Librettist | Johann Christoph Gottsched (1700-1766) |
Date of composition | 1727 (partly re-used in BWV 244a, BWV 247) |
Premiered | 1727, October 17th |
First published | 1865 |
Type | Secular Cantata |
Tonality | B Minor |
Catalogue | BWV 198 |
Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl en si mineur, BWV 198 Johann Sebastian Bach: Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl in si minore, BWV 198 Johann Sebastian Bach: Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl h-moll, BWV 198 |