Cantata BWV 21

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:hymns
gptkbp:aria_structure Da capo arias present
gptkbp:artistic_influence Influenced composers after Bach
gptkbp:artistic_legacy Legacy in choral and orchestral music
gptkbp:associated_band Complex choral writing
gptkbp:audience Well-received by audiences
gptkbp:author gptkb:Christian_Friedrich_Henrici
gptkbp:chord_structure Varied harmonic progressions
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:critical_reception Critically acclaimed in music literature
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Part of Germany's cultural heritage
gptkbp:cultural_impact Part of the Western classical canon
Impact on Western classical tradition
gptkbp:cultural_significance Significant in Bach's oeuvre
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
gptkbp:educational_use Used in music education
gptkbp:features_song Rich melodic lines
gptkbp:first_performance 1714-06-13
gptkbp:genre Sacred music
gptkbp:historical_context Written during Bach's Weimar period
gptkbp:historical_interpretation Various interpretations by different artists
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cantata BWV 21
gptkbp:influence Influenced later sacred music
gptkbp:instrumentation Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Choir, Orchestra
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
Complex harmonic language
gptkbp:music_style Multi-movement structure
Analyzed for its compositional techniques
gptkbp:notable_conductors Conducted by many renowned conductors
gptkbp:notable_influence 1, 2, 4
gptkbp:notable_publication Surviving manuscript exists
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:6
gptkbp:opening_ceremony Lutheran worship
gptkbp:orchestration Strings, woodwinds, brass, continuo
gptkbp:performance Baroque performance techniques
Long performance history since its premiere
Performed in historically informed practices
gptkbp:performance_tradition Regularly performed in concerts
gptkbp:performances Often performed in modern settings
gptkbp:performed_in Sunday after Trinity
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Weimar
gptkbp:recitative_style Secco and accompagnato recitatives
gptkbp:record_label Various classical music labels
gptkbp:recordings Numerous recordings available
gptkbp:related_works Other cantatas by Bach
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Extensively studied by musicologists
gptkbp:style gptkb:Baroque
gptkbp:thematic_element Motivic development throughout
Themes of redemption and grace
gptkbp:theme Repentance and faith
Explores themes of faith and doubt
gptkbp:writings Text set to music with deep meaning
gptkbp:year_composed 1714
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4