Bach composed the secular cantata, or serenata, in 1718 in Köthen to celebrate the twenty-fourth birthday of his employer Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen on 10 December. The cantata text was by Christian Friedrich Hunold, who was based at Halle. Bach and Hunold collaborated on other cantatas, including one for the same birthday, Lobet den Herrn, alle seine Heerscharen, BWV Anh. 5.
Original Name | Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glück |
Date of composition | 1718 |
Premiered | 1718, December 10th in Cothen, Netherlands |
First published | 1895 (BGA) - fragment only |
Dedicated to | lost; revised as BWV 66 |
Type | Secular Cantata |
Catalogue | BWV 66a |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
2x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Serenade to Mark the Birthday of Prince Leopold, BWV 66a Johann Sebastian Bach: Serenade to Mark the Birthday of Prince Leopold, BWV 66a Johann Sebastian Bach: Serenade to Mark the Birthday of Prince Leopold, BWV 66a |