Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

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• (Posted 2017-02-13)  CPDL #43090: 

Contributor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2017-02-13).  Score information: A4, 18 pages, 1.46 MB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: A scan of the piano-vocal score by Berhard Todt.

General Information

Title: Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
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Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Cantata

Language: German
Instruments: Orchestra: 2 oboes, violoncello piccolo, strings

First published: 1872 in Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 20
Opus: BWV 85, 6 movements
Description: First performed 15 April 1725, the 2nd Sunday after Easter or Misericordia.

External websites:

• Ich bin ein guter Hirt at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)

• View the Wikipedia article on BWV 85.

• German libretto at U. Alberta.

Original text and translations

Visit the external website(s) listed above for the original text and/or translations.
Movement 3 and 6 use Cornelius Becker's versification of Psalm 23. Original text and translations may be found at Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt.