J.S. Bach Works List

Secular Cantatas

Angenehmes Wiedarau (homage to J.C. von Hennicke) (Picander) (BWV 30a)
Year written: 1737
Text author: Picander

Steigt freudig in die Luft (Picander) (BWV 36a)
Year written: 1726 Occasion: birthday of wife of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cothen
music lost; arranged from 36c

Die Freude reget sich (home to ?Picander ?J.F.Rivinus) (BWV 36b)
Year written: 1735 ?
Text author: ?Picander

Schwingt freudig euch empor (BWV 36c)
Year written: 1725 Occasion: birthday
Text author: ?Picander

Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glueck (C.F.Hunold), serenata (BWV 66a)
Occasion: Prince Leopold's birthday
Music Lost

Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht (BWV 134a)
Year written: 1719 Occasion: New Year
Text author: Hunold

Durchlauchtster Leopold (birthday of Prince Leopold) (BWV 173a)
Year written: 1722 ?
Text author: ?

Music and Text Lost (BWV 184a)
Year written: 1722 1723 Occasion: New Year?

Ihr Haeuser des Himmels, ihr scheinenden Lichter (Picander) dramma per musica (BWV 193a)
Year written: 1727
music lost

Music and Text Lost (BWV 194a)
Year written: 1723

Lass, Furstin, lass noch [Trauer Ode] (commemorative service for Electress Christiane Eberhardine) (BWV 198)
Year written: 1727
Text author: J.C.Gottsched

Geschwinde, ihr wirbeldnen Winde [Der Streit zwischen Phoebus und Pan] (BWV 201)
Year written: 1729 ?
Text author: Picander

Weichet nur, betruebte Schatten (BWV 202)
Year written: 1718 1723 Occasion: wedding
Text author: ?Franck

Amore traditore (BWV 203)
Text author: ?
Not fully authenticated

Ich bin in mir vergnuegt (Hunold) (BWV 204)
Year written: 1726 1727
Text author: Hunold

Zerreisset, zerspringet (nameday of A.F.Muller) (BWV 205)
Year written: 1725
Text author: Picander

Blast Laermen, ihr Feinde! (BWV 205a)
adapted from 205; music lost

Schleicht, spielende Wellen (birthday of Elector Friedrich Augist II) (BWV 206)
Year written: 1736
Text author: ?Picander

Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten (installation of Professor G. Kortte) (BWV 207)
Year written: 1726
Text author: ?

Auf, schmetternde Toene (name day of Friedrich August II) (BWV 207a)
Year written: 1735 ?
Text author: ?Picander

Was mir behagt ist nur die muntre Jagel (birthday of Duke Franck Christian of Weissenfels) (BWV 208)
Year written: 1713
Text author: Franck

Was mir behaegt, ist nur die muntre Jagd! (after Franck) (BWV 208a)
Music Lost

Non sa che sia dolore (BWV 209)
Text author: ?

O holder Tag, erwunschte Zeit (wedding) (BWV 210)
Year written: 1741 c
Text author: ?

O angenehme Melodei! (BWV 210a)
Music Lost, mostly = 210

Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht [Coffee Cantata] (BWV 211)
Scoring: S, T, B, fl, str, bc
Year written: 1734 1735
Text author: Picander

Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet [Peasant Cantata] (homage to C.H. von Dieskau) (BWV 212)
Year written: 1742
Text author: Picander

Lasst uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen [Hercules auf dem Scheidewege] (birthday of Prince Friedrich Christian of Saxony) (BWV 213)
Year written: 1733
Text author: Picander

Toenet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet Trompeten! (birthday of Electress Maria Josepha) (BWV 214)
Year written: 1733
Text author: ?

Preise dein Gluecke, gesegnetes Sachsen (anniversary of accession of Augustus III to Polish throne) (BWV 215)
Year written: 1734
Text author: J.C.Clauder

Vergnuegte Pleissenstadt (wedding) [incomplete] (BWV 216)
Year written: 1728
Text author: Picander

Erwaehlte Pleissenstadt (BWV 216a)
Music Lost

Entfliehet, verschwindet (Picander) (BWV 249a)
Year written: 1725
Music Lost

Die Feier des Genius: Verjaget. (Picander) Dramma per musica (BWV 249b)
Music Lost

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