Entfernet euch, ihr heitern Sterne
Vorlage:Infobox Bach composition Entfernet euch, ihr heitern Sterne (Disperse yourselves, ye stars, serenely!), BWV Anh. 9,Vorlage:Efn is a birthday cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.[1] He composed it in Leipzig to celebrate the 57th birthday of the Elector of Saxony, King Augustus II the Strong,[2] and it was performed for him on his birthday, 12 May 1727, on the Marktplatz of Leipzig, by students of the University of Leipzig,[3] with Bach directing.[2] The king was also presented with the work's libretto, written by Christian Friedrich Haupt.[2]
The music to this secular birthday cantata by Bach is lost.[1][2] It has been speculated from the surviving libretto, however, that several movements from the Mass in B minor are derived from it. A reconstruction has been created using the music of the Mass.
Recordings
The reconstruction by Dr. Klaus Höfner has been recorded.[1]
Notes
References
Vorlage:Secular cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
- ↑ a b c Cantata BWV Anh 9. In: Bach Cantatas Website. Aryeh Oron, 1. Oktober 2005, abgerufen am 19. November 2008.
- ↑ a b c d David Charlton: Music of the Augustan Age: Outside Composers. In: Classical Net. 2000.
- ↑ Albert Schweitzer, Ernest Newman: J. S. Bach. Band 2. Dover Publications, New York 1967, ISBN 978-0-486-21632-4, XXX. The Secular Cantatas, S. 273 (google.com).