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Entfernet euch, ihr heitern Sterne (English: Disperse yourselves, ye stars, serenely!), BWV Anh 9, is a birthday cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.[1] It was written to celebrate the birthday of King Augustus II the Strong,[2] and was performed for him on his birthday, May 12, 1727, on the Marktplatz of Leipzig, by students of the University of Leipzig,[3] with Bach directing.[2] The king was also presented with the work's libretto, written by Christian Friedrich Haupt.[2]

The music to this secular birthday cantata by Bach is lost.[1][2] It has been speculated from the surviving libretto, however, that several movements from the Mass in B minor are derived from it, and a reconstruction has been created using the Mass in lieu of this. [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cantata BWV Anh 9". Bach Cantatas Website. Herzliya: Aryeh Oron. 2005-10-01. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  2. ^ a b c d Charlton, David (2000). "Music of the Augustan Age: Outside Composers". Classical Net. Windsor, California.
  3. ^ Schweitzer, Albert (1967). "XXX. The Secular Cantatas.". J. S. Bach. Vol. 2. Translated by Ernest Newman. New York: Dover Publications. p. 273. ISBN 9780486216324. {{cite book}}: |contributor= requires |contribution= (help)
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