O angenehme Melodei, BWV 210a

O pleasant melody ( BWV 210a ) is a homage cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the solo cantata for soprano Leipzig in 1729 as a tribute music for Christian of Saxe- Weissenfels and led them to two more times.

History and words

The cantata is one of Bach's repertoire of congratulation and homage cantatas. He composed it in Leipzig for Christian of Saxe- Weissenfels the occasion of his visit to the fair city and performed it on January 12, 1729 for the first time on. In 1739 he dedicated it to a slightly altered text Joachim Friedrich von Flemming ( 1665-1740 ), the Governor of Leipzig, later patrons of science and art; therefore it is also called " sponsors cantata". From the cantata is the soprano voice only receive, and also the original of which was lost during the Second World War. Since Bach used the cantata for its perfectly preserved wedding cantata O holder Tag, desired time, they could be reconstructed from it. Bach took over all five arias, the first recitative and the beginning of the last recitative in the wedding cantata. Alexander Ferdinand Grychtolik got a reconstruction of the sponsors cantata, which was published in 2008 by Edition Güntersberg.

Scoring and structure

The cantata is busy with Soprano, Flauto Traverso, Oboe d' amore, two violins, viola and basso continuo. The following text beginnings refer to the version of Flemming.

Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis Werner Neumann Christoph Wolff Ton Koopman Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3 Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 33 Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39 Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42 Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68 Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72 Alles, was von Gott geboren, BWV 80a Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen, BWV 87 Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114 Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121 Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128 Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! BWV 132 Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136 Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens, BWV 148 Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162 Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185 Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199 Entfliehet, verschwindet, entweichet, ihr Sorgen, BWV 249a St Mark Passion (Bach)
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