BWV_Anh._9

<i>Entfernet euch, ihr heitern Sterne</i>, BWV Anh. 9

Entfernet euch, ihr heitern Sterne, BWV Anh. 9

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Entfernet euch, ihr heitern Sterne (Disperse yourselves, ye stars, serenely!), BWV 1156 (formerly BWV Anh. 9),[1] is a birthday cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.[2] He composed it in Leipzig to celebrate the 57th birthday of the Elector of Saxony, King Augustus II the Strong,[3] and it was performed for him on his birthday, 12 May 1727, on the Markt square of Leipzig, by students of the University of Leipzig,[4] with Bach directing.[3] The king was also presented with the work's libretto, written by Christian Friedrich Haupt.[3]

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The music to this secular birthday cantata by Bach is lost.[2][3] It has been speculated from the surviving libretto, however, that several movements from the Mass in B minor are derived from it. A reconstruction has been created using the music of the Mass.

The cantata is counted among Bach's works for celebrations of the Leipzig University, Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern.[5]

Recordings

The reconstruction by Dr. Klaus Höfner has been recorded.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Work 01317, Entfernet euch, ihr heitern Sterne, at Bach Digital website.
  2. [2]
    "Cantata BWV Anh 9". Bach Cantatas Website. Herzliya: Aryeh Oron. 2005-10-01. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  3. [3]
    Charlton, David (2000). "Music of the Augustan Age: Outside Composers". Classical Net. Windsor, California.
  4. [4]
    Schweitzer, Albert (1967). "XXX. The Secular Cantatas". J. S. Bach. Vol. 2. Ernest Newman. New York: Dover Publications. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-486-21632-4.
  5. [5]
    Timm, David (2009). Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern (in German). Leipziger Universitätschor. pp. 8f. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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