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.
| Librettist | Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) |
| Date of composition | 1737 (1737-1738;) in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1855 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Cantata |
| Tonality | D Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 30 |
| Approx. duration | 40 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
Voice (Alto) Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) Chorus/Choir Oboe Flute Strings Continuo |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Freue dich, erlöste Schar en ré majeur, BWV 30 ""Rejoice, ransomed throng"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Freue dich, erlöste Schar in re maggiore, BWV 30 ""Rejoice, ransomed throng"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Freue dich, erlöste Schar D-dur, BWV 30 ""Rejoice, ransomed throng"" |