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Orchestra Soli ATB, Coro SATB, 2 Vl, Va, Bc SKU: CA.3115307 Cantata for the Sunday after New Year. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Karin Wollschlager. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, New year. Study score. Composed 1724. BWV 153. 24 pages. Duration 15 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.153/07. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3115307). ISBN 9790007242299. Language: German/English.Bach chose an unconventional beginning for his nine-movement cantata "Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind" BWV 153, which he composed in his first year as Kantor of St. Thomas's for the Sunday after New Year 1724. Instead of the usual opening chorus, the cantata opens with a simple four-part chorale movement. There are also chorales in the middle of the work (movement 5) and at the end. By avoiding extended or demanding choral movements, Bach probably wanted to save the voices of his choir members at St Thomas's, who had just been involved in a demanding week of almost constant singing. This may also be why the cantata uses just three soloists (alto, tenor, bass). In the arias, each preceded by a secco recitative, the accompaniment is provided by 2 violins and viola. Score available separately - see item CA.3115300.