Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182

Himmelskönig, sei willkommen
BWV 182
Church cantata by J. S. Bach
The Schlosskirche in Weimar
Occasion
Cantata textSalomon Franck
ChoraleJesu Leiden, Pein und Tod by Paul Stockmann
Performed25 March 1714 (1714-03-25): Weimar
Movements8
Vocal
  • SATB choir
  • solo: alto, tenor and bass
Instrumental
  • recorder
  • 2 violins
  • 2 violas
  • continuo

Himmelskönig, sei willkommen (King of Heaven, welcome), BWV 182, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Weimar for Palm Sunday, and first performed it on 25 March 1714, which was also the feast of the Annunciation that year.

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