Fahre hin, du Lust der Welt
Kantate zum Kirchweihfest
by Gottfried August Homilius
Tenor Voice - Sheet Music

Solo soprano voice or tenor voice, 2 violins, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3722000

Kantate zum Kirchweihfest. Composed by Gottfried August Homilius. Edited by Uwe Wolf. This edition: paperback, Complete edition. Gottfried August Homilius - Selected Works. Fahre Hin, Du Lust (Kantate) Bpack. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas. Full score. HoWV II.172. Duration 13 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 37.220/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3722000).

ISBN 9790007140328. Text language: German. Text: Neumeister, Erdmann. Text by Erdmann Neumeister.

The cantata written for the consecration of a church, Fahre hin, du Lust der Welt, surely does not fit within the creative output of this Dresden Kreuzkantor. Whereas normally he was not sparing in his opulently scored, large choral movements, in spite of the festive occasion for the work, this chamber-music-like cantata of all three movements is a gem. However, Homilius composed it during the time when, as organist of the Dresden Frauenkirche he was not responsible for polyphonic music. Possibly this lively solo cantata was written on commission for a church in the suburbs of Dresden.