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    "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" (German pronunciation: [viː ʃøːn ˈlɔɪ̯çtət deːɐ̯ ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌʃtɛʁn] ; How lovely shines the morning star) is a Lutheran...
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    Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern ('How beautifully the morning star shines'), BWV 1, is a church cantata for Annunciation by Johann Sebastian Bach. In...
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  • Bach composed Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1, as chorale cantata for the Marian feast of the Annunciation, for a first performance in a church...
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    Weiden between 1898 and 1900, inspired by a fantasia on "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern", Op. 25 (1895) of his teacher Heinrich Reimann. Reger's fantasias...
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    Denkmal dreyer verstorbenen Mitglieder der Societät der musikalischen Wissenschafften; C. Der dritte und letzte ist der im Orgelspielen Weltberühmte HochEdle...
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    Nicolai's "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern". The librettist quoted the Book of Revelation in the fourth movement: "Siehe, ich stehe vor der Tür und klopfe...
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  • Thumbnail for Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36
    focus, three from Luther's "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" and one from Nicolai's "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern". He first performed the cantata in...
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  • Himmelreich (attribution doubtful) BWV 763 – Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern BWV 764 – Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (incomplete) BWV 765 – Wir glauben...
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    otherwise indicated): BWV 1/6: "Wie bin ich doch so herzlich froh" ("How happy I am", v. 7 of "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern") • 2/6: "Das wollst du, Gott...
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    which is still celebrated in the Lutheran Church, such as Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1. Angelus Annunciade, religious order Annunciation of...
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  • chorale cantata he wrote in his second year in Leipzig was Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1, first performed on Palm Sunday, 25 March 1725. In...
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  • Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis. BWV 1 – Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (cantata) BWV 2 – Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein (cantata) BWV 3 – Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid...
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    by Philipp Nicolai, first published in 1599 together with "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern". It appears in German hymnals and in several English hymnals...
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    fehlet an der ganzen großen Zahl. Weißt du, wie viel Mücklein spielen in der heißen: Sonnenglut, wie viel Fischlein auch sich kühlen in der hellen Wasserflut...
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  • Thumbnail for Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172
    closing chorale he used a stanza from Philipp Nicolai's hymn "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" (1599). The work is in six movements, and scored for four...
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    above Bethlehem) The Three Kings We Three Kings of Orient Are Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How Lovely Shines the Morning Star) Noted works Church cantatas...
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    for a vocal soloist, accompanied by Philip Nicolai's hymn "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" ("How Brightly Shines the Morning Star"), which he erroneously...
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  • French invasion of Britain. 1725 – Bach's chorale cantata "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1", is first performed on the Feast of the Annunciation...
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    his own hymn "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"; both authors use the title "Morgenstern" (morning star) for Jesus. "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"...
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    in the lower voices throughout the setting. The chorale "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern", associated variously with Epiphany, Whit, Annunciation,...
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    image also used in the hymn "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern", the base for Bach's cantata Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1. Bach performed the...
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    Preludes, and Max Reger who composed many examples, including Wie schön leucht' uns der Morgenstern (based on the hymn by Philipp Nicolai). In the 20th century...
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    two famous hymns: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" and "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern", sometimes referred to as the King and Queen of Chorales...
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    incorporates in the piano accompaniment Philipp Nicolai's hymn "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern". Cornelius, who was also a gifted writer and had first pursued...
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    James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, Soli Deo Gloria 2000 Bach: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern – Cantata BWV 1, 48, 78 & 140, Karl-Friedrich Beringer, Windsbacher...
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    above Bethlehem) The Three Kings We Three Kings of Orient Are Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How Lovely Shines the Morning Star) Noted works Church cantatas...
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    above Bethlehem) The Three Kings We Three Kings of Orient Are Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How Lovely Shines the Morning Star) Noted works Church cantatas...
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    71, had been published during Bach's lifetime. The cantata Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV1, was selected as the first work to appear in the...
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    song's melody line is accompanied by the chorale tune of "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" ("How brightly shines the morning star"), written by Philipp...
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    in New Hampshire colony. March 25 – Bach's chorale cantata Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1, is first performed on the Feast of the Annunciation...
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