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Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172

church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach composed for Pentecost Sunday
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Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172

Summary

Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172 is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172's composer is recorded as Johann Sebastian Bach[4].
  • Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172's language of work or name is recorded as German[5].
  • Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172's catalog code is recorded as 172[6].
  • Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172's date of first performance is recorded as May 20, 1714[7].
  • Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!'}[8].
  • Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172's has characteristic is recorded as Bach cantata[9].
  • Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q929848', 'amount': '+7'}[10].
  • Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172's form of creative work is recorded as church cantata[11].

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Publication

Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172's language of work or name is recorded as German[5].

Why It Matters

Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172 ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Johann Sebastian Bach

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . list of Bach cantatas. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Anvilaquarius · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Number of parts of this work → {'unit': 'Q929848', 'amount': '+7'}
    Described at url → https://www.bach-chorales.com/BWV0172_6.htm
    Described by source → ['Q97380564', 'Q139159369', 'Q18818677']
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q18818677]]"
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