where is this music from?
The original piece is lost and this survives in a copy made by C F Penzel.
History and text
Bach's original score is lost. The music survives in a copy made by C F Penzel, one of Bach's last pupils, after the composer's death.
what is nach dir, herr, verlanget mich, bwv 150? An extant cantata or a piece of music .
Arnstadt Possibly from Arnstadt in Germany UNANSWERABLE
Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150 Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150
History and text Introduction
Arnstadt Many scholars think that it may be the earliest extant cantata by Bach, possibly composed in Arnstadt in 1707.
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Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150 [SEP] History and text
Bach's original score is lost. The music survives in a copy made by C F Penzel, one of Bach's last pupils, after the composer's death. The date of composition is not known, and sources differ as to when and where Bach composed the work. However, the balance of opinion has moved towards a date at the beginning of Bach's career. It is not currently in dispute that it is one of Bach's earliest surviving cantatas. Suggestions for the place of composition have been: The Bach scholar Andreas Glöckner argued in 1988 that the cantata may have been composed in Arnstadt.