The criteria for judging the authenticity of Bach's Cantata 143 are detailed and present to the reader all facts known since the work's composition in the 18th century.
There can be no doubt as to the authenticity of BWV 143 as a genuine cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. While the originals are lost, there are second and third «generation» copies. This study considers all known facts since the work's composition in the 18th century and discusses in detail the criteria for judging the authenticity of the work.
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Contents: Earliest known copies - Bach's presumed intentions of instrumentation and keys - Bach's use of timpani; the Fanfarenthema - Bach's methods of text setting - BWV 143 and Bachüberlieferung - Penzel's importance for copies of Bach's music - The Echtheit of BWV 143: The musical and stylistic evidence - Bachs use of the chorale, Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ - The Verwendungszweck of BWV 143 - Tables of Bach's music in the Handschrift of C.F. Penzel - Tables of Bach's music from appropriate categories related to BWV 143.
