248/6

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248/6 is the sixth and final cantata of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, composed for the Feast of Epiphany and celebrating the visit of the Magi.

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248/6 canonical 1

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf church cantata ⓘ
movement of a larger composition ⓘ
sacred vocal work ⓘ
approximateCompositionDate 1734 ⓘ
approximateFirstPerformanceDate 1735 ⓘ
associatedBiblicalChapter Matthew 2 ⓘ
associatedCity Leipzig ⓘ
catalogNumber BWV 248/6 ⓘ
linked to: BWV 248
celebrates visit of the Magi ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
firstPerformanceContext liturgical service ⓘ
firstPerformanceCountry Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Leipzig ⓘ
genre church cantata ⓘ
oratorio movement ⓘ
hasKeyConcept fulfilment of prophecy ⓘ
manifestation of Christ to the nations ⓘ
hasMainTheme recognition of Christ by the Gentiles ⓘ
language German ⓘ
liturgicalOccasion Epiphany ⓘ
Feast of Epiphany ⓘ
partOf Christmas Oratorio ⓘ
positionInSeries sixth part of the Christmas Oratorio ⓘ
religiousDenomination Protestant ⓘ
religiousTradition Lutheran ⓘ
scoring basso continuo ⓘ
mixed choir ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ
seriesEnd final part of the Christmas Oratorio ⓘ
subject Adoration of the Magi ⓘ
textAuthor unknown librettist ⓘ
textLanguage German ⓘ
textSource Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
workNumberWithinCycle 6 ⓘ

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Cantata VI → BWVNumber → 248/6 ⓘ