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B Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685 - 1750 · Baroque

Schleicht, spielende Wellen, BWV 206

BWV Glide, O sparkling waves and murmur softly
Baroque Cantatas Secular cantatas 40 minutes

Dedicated to Dramma per musica, for the of Augustus III of Poland.

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Composed
1734 or 1736
First published
1873 (BGA)
Period
Baroque
Catalogue
BWV
Dedication
Dramma per musica, for the of Augustus III of Poland
Movements
11

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11 movements:; Chorus: Schleicht, spielende Wellen; Recitative (bass): O glückliche Veränderung!; Aria (bass): Schleuss des Janustempels Türen; Recitative and Arioso (tenor): So recht! beglückter Weichselstrom!; Aria (tenor): Jede Woge meiner Wellen ruft; Recitative (alto): Ich nehm' zugleich an deiner Freude teil; Aria (alto): Reis, von Habsburgs hohem Stamme; Recitative (soprano): Verzeiht, bemooste Häupter starker Ströme; Aria (soprano: Hört doch! der sanften Flöten Chor; Recitative (SATB): Ich muss, ich will gehorsam sein; Chorus: Die himmlische Vorsicht der ewigen Güte

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