The composition of the cantata was probably completed on 16 November 1765. The subject of the cantata text is the fulfillment of the prophecy with Christ's birth. The author of the texts of the inner movements is unknown.
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Composer
Gottfried August Homilius
| 1714-1785Gottfried August Homilius, the son of a pastor, was born in Rosenthal (Saxony) on 2 February 1714. In May 1735 he enrolled as a law student at Leipzig University. Likewise, it was probably at this time that Homilius was a pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach; the latter fact had been attested to by Johann Adam Hiller. Apart from Bach, Homilius also had contact with Johann Schneider, a Bach pupil and organist at the Nicolaikirche, for whom he also substituted. After unsuccesfully applying for a post as organist in Bautzen, Homilius was appointed organist at the Dresden Frauenkirche in 1742. In 1755 Homilius succeeded Theodor Christlieb Reinhold as Kreuzkantor and music director of the three main churches in Dresden, a position that he occupied until his death on 2 June 1785. Personal details
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Uwe Wolf
| 1961Uwe Wolf studied musicology, history, and historical ancillary science at Tübingen and Göttingen. After receiving his doctorate in 1991 he was a research assistant at the Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut in Göttingen. From 2004 he worked at the Bach-Archiv Leipzig. There he directed a both research departments, was substantially responsible for the redisigning of the Bach Museum, and he developed the digital Online-Projekt Bach. Since October 2011 he has been the Chief Editor at Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart. He has taught at various universities and also belongs to the editorial boards of several complete editions. Personal details
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Eine schlichte, aber dennoch wunderbar strahlkräftige Kantate in frühklassischem Stil des Dresdner Kreuz- und Frauenkantors.
Württembergische Blätter für Kirchenmusik 4/2011
Die in jeder Hinsicht vorbildlichen Ausgaben der Werke von Homilius ermöglichen es, seine Stücke kennen zu lernen und sie als Beispiele für die protestantische Kirchenmusik nach 1750 in das wenig erschlossene Repertoire aufzunehmen.
Gottfried Gille, Forum Kirchenmusik 4/2012
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