Cantata VI

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Cantata VI 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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Predicate Object
instanceOf church cantata ⓘ
sacred vocal composition ⓘ
basedOnBiblicalText Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
belongsToCycle Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 ⓘ
linked to: Christmas Oratorio
BWVNumber 248/6 ⓘ
catalogNumber BWV 248 VI ⓘ
celebrates visit of the Magi ⓘ
linked to: journey of the Magi
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
composerBirthYear 1685 ⓘ
composerDeathYear 1750 ⓘ
firstPerformedAsPartOf Christmas Oratorio ⓘ
genre cantata ⓘ
oratorio movement ⓘ
hasMovementType aria ⓘ
chorale ⓘ
chorus ⓘ
recitative ⓘ
hasTextAuthor unknown librettist ⓘ
isFinalPartOf Christmas Oratorio ⓘ
language German ⓘ
liturgicalOccasion Epiphany ⓘ
Feast of Epiphany ⓘ
orchestrationIncludes basso continuo ⓘ
oboes ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
trumpets ⓘ
originalPerformanceContext St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig ⓘ
St. Thomas Church, Leipzig ⓘ
partOf Christmas Oratorio ⓘ
placeOfFirstPerformance Leipzig ⓘ
positionInSeries 6 ⓘ
religiousTradition Lutheran ⓘ
scoring mixed choir ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ
subject Adoration of the Magi ⓘ
textLanguage German ⓘ
theologicalTheme kingship of Christ ⓘ
overcoming enemies through faith ⓘ
title Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben ⓘ
workBy Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ

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Christmas Oratorio → hasPart → Cantata VI ⓘ
Bach Christmas Oratorio cycle → consistsOf → Cantata VI: Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben ⓘ
linked to: Cantata VI