Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31

Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret
BWV 31
Church cantata by J. S. Bach
St. Peter und Paul, Weimar, probably the location of the first performance
OccasionFirst Day of Easter
Cantata textSalomon Franck
Choraleby Nikolaus Herman
Performed21 April 1715 (1715-04-21): Weimar
Movements9
Vocal
Instrumental
  • 3 trumpets
  • timpani
  • 3 oboes
  • taille
  • bassoon
  • 2 violins
  • 2 violas
  • 2 cellos
  • continuo

Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret (Heaven laughs! Earth exults),[1] BWV 31, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for the first day of Easter. Bach composed the cantata in Weimar and first performed it on 21 April 1715.

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