Bach's cantatas

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:BWVRange BWV 1–BWV 215
gptkbp:compiledBy 1707
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bach's cantatas
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:choral_music
classical music repertoire
church music tradition
gptkbp:instrumentation gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:lastComposed 1745
gptkbp:liturgicalUse Sundays and feast days
gptkbp:lostWorks over 100
gptkbp:notableCollection Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Easter Oratorio, BWV 249
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Christ_lag_in_Todes_Banden,_BWV_4
gptkb:Ein_feste_Burg_ist_unser_Gott,_BWV_80
gptkb:Herz_und_Mund_und_Tat_und_Leben,_BWV_147
gptkb:Wachet_auf,_ruft_uns_die_Stimme,_BWV_140
gptkbp:notablePerformer gptkb:Masaaki_Suzuki
gptkb:John_Eliot_Gardiner
gptkb:Nikolaus_Harnoncourt
gptkb:Thomanerchor_Leipzig
gptkb:Ton_Koopman
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Bach_Cantata_Pilgrimage
Bach Collegium Japan complete cantatas
Teldec complete cantatas
gptkbp:notableSecularCantata gptkb:Coffee_Cantata,_BWV_211
gptkb:Peasant_Cantata,_BWV_212
gptkbp:numberOfBooks over 200
gptkbp:period Baroque
gptkbp:placeComposed gptkb:Leipzig
gptkb:Weimar
gptkb:Arnstadt
gptkb:Mühlhausen
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:church
secular occasions
gptkbp:structure choruses
arias
recitatives
chorales
gptkbp:text gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
contemporary poetry
chorales
gptkbp:vocalForces gptkb:choral_music
soloists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Collegium_Vocale_Gent
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7