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Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56

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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 22, 2022 by Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:56, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

First page of the autograph score

Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (literally "I will gladly carry the cross-staff"), BWV 56, is a church cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach for the 19th Sunday after Trinity, and first performed in Leipzig on 27 October 1726. It is a solo cantata for a bass singer. The autograph score is one of a few cases where Bach referred to one of his compositions as a cantata (pictured) The text was written by Christoph Birkmann, a student of mathematics and theology in Leipzig who collaborated with Bach. He describes a Christian willing to "carry the cross" as a follower of Jesus, in a life compared to a voyage towards a harbour. Bach structured the cantata in five movements, alternating arias and recitatives and closing by a chorale "Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder" ("Come, o death, you brother of sleep"). He scored the work for a Baroque ensemble ensemble of woodwinds, strings and continuo. In his Bach biography, Albert Schweitzer said the cantata placed "unparalleled demands on the dramatic imagination of the singer". Beginning with a live broadcast in 1939, it has been frequently recorded. (Full article...)

Most recent similar article(s): Last Bach cantata was on 25 March 2022, and I recall no other classical music compositions
Main editors: Gerda Arendt, Mathsci
Promoted: August 2022
Reasons for nomination: Bach composed the cantata for the 19th Sunday after Trinity, which is 23 October this year. 27 October - date of the first performance - might be an alternative, but I'd prefer Sunday even if it means fewer clicks. The blurb is still too long, - let's discuss.
Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:13, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]