Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
King of Heaven, ever welcome BWV 182 – First Leipzig version in G major
Cantata for Palm Sunday and the feast of the Annunciation Cantata for Palm Sunday and the feast of the Annunciation Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
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Details
- For
- 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
- Product Type
- Piano reduction
- Author / Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Editor
- Klaus Hofmann
- Product number
- 133122
- Languages
- german, english
Description
The cantata "Himmelskönig, sei willkommen" BWV 182 holds a special place in Johann Sebastian Bach's biography. He had been employed as organist and chamber musician at the court of Weimar since 1708; on 2 March 1714, he was appointed concert master of the court, and his inauguration music for this occasion was "Himmelskönig, sei willkommen."
The cantata was first performed on Palm Sunday of that year, 25 March 1714. Bach performed this cantata several times - always revising and amending it -...