Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen (Laud to God in all his kingdoms), BWV 11, known as the Ascension Oratorio (Himmelfahrtsoratorium), is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, marked by him as Oratorium In Festo Ascensionis Xsti (Oratorio for the feast of the Ascension of Christ), probably composed in 1735 for the service for Ascension and first performed on 19 May 1735.
Librettist | Picander |
Date of composition | 1735 in Leipzig, Germany |
First published | 1852 in Leipzig, Germany |
Type | Oratorio |
Catalogue | BWV 11 |
Approx. duration | 30 minutes |
Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
Voice (Alto) Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) Chorus/Choir Flute Timpani Trumpet Strings Continuo |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "(Ascension Oratorio) "Praise God in his kingdoms"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "(Ascension Oratorio) "Praise God in his kingdoms"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "(Ascension Oratorio) "Praise God in his kingdoms"" |