Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten, BWV 207a


Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten, BWV 207.2, is a secular cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and likely premiered in 1735. It utilizes the music from the third movement of the Brandenburg concertos#Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in [F major, BWV 1046|Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major].

Composition

This cantata was composed for the name day of the Elector of Saxony, King Augustus III of Poland which was celebrated on 3 August. The work was likely premiered in Leipzig in 1735. It is largely based on an earlier secular cantata Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten, BWV 207.1, which was first performed in 1726.
It is counted among the works Bach wrote for celebrations of the Leipzig University, Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern.

Scoring and structure

The cantata is scored for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soloists, four-part choir, three trumpets, timpani, two flauto traverso, two oboes d'amore, tenor oboe, bassoon, two violins, viola, and basso continuo.
The movements are as follows:
  1. Chorus: Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten
  2. Recitative : Die stille Pleiße spielt
  3. Aria : Augustus' Namenstages Schimmer
  4. Duet recitative : Augustus' Wohl
  5. Duet aria and ritornello: Mich kann die süße Ruhe laben
  6. Recitative : Augustus schützt die frohen Felder
  7. Aria : Preiset, späte Folgezeiten
  8. Recitative : Ihr Fröhlichen, herbei
  9. Chorus: August lebe
  10. March

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