Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott (Fortunate the person who upon his God), BWV 139, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 12 November 1724. It is based on the hymn by Johann Christoph Rube (1692).
Date of composition | 1724 |
Premiered | 1724, November 12th in Leipzig, Germany |
First published | 1881 (BGA) |
Type | Sacred Cantata |
Tonality | E Major |
Catalogue | BWV 139 |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott en mi majeur, BWV 139 Johann Sebastian Bach: Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott in mi maggiore, BWV 139 Johann Sebastian Bach: Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott E-dur, BWV 139 |