Freue dich, erlöste Schar (Rejoice, redeemed flock), BWV 30.2, BWV 30, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is one of his later realisations in the genre: he composed it for the Feast of John the Baptist (24 June) in 1738, and based its music largely on Angenehmes Wiederau, a secular cantata which he had composed a year earlier. Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander), the librettist of the secular model of the cantata, is likely also the author of the sacred cantata's version of the text.
| Original Name | Freue dich, erlöste Schar |
| Librettist | Christian Friedrich Henrici (1700-1764), as Picander |
| Date of composition | 1738 (1737-38) |
| Premiered | 1738, June 24th in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1855 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | St. John the Baptist |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | D Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 30 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Rejoice, O ransomed throng en ré majeur, BWV 30 Johann Sebastian Bach: Rejoice, O ransomed throng in re maggiore, BWV 30 Johann Sebastian Bach: Rejoice, O ransomed throng D-dur, BWV 30 |