The Cantata Cycle 1716–1717 (also known as the Concertante Cycle) is a series of cantatas written by Georg Philipp Telemann while he was Frankfurt's Director of Municipal Music. In addition to composing music for civic occasions, he conducted and composed for several churches in the city, including the Katharinenkirche and the Barfüßerkirche where he was Kapellmeister.Georg Philipp Telemann Timeline University of Magdeburg During his time in Frankfurt (1712–1721), he composed five new year-long cycles of sacred music for the Sundays and holy days of the ecclesiastical calendar.Biography of Georg Philipp Telemann on baroquemusic.org He also completed several cycles which he had begun earlier in Eisenach where he had been the leader of the court singers. After taking up his post in Hamburg in 1721, he continued to supply Frankfurt with cantata cycles—one complete cycle every three years, as part of an arrangement to maintain his citizenship of that city.

Early performances and the texts of the cantatas The cycle was first performed in 1716/17 simultaneously in Frankfurt and in Eisenach. It was intended to become Telemann's third cycle of cantatas set completely to texts by his old companion Erdmann Neumeister. However, due to his numerous obligations Neumeister was not able to deliver the texts after Pentecost. Therefore Telemann commissioned the young poet and student of theology Gottfried Simonis (b. 1692) to author the missing texts from Trinity Sunday onwards.

When Telemann repeated the cantata cycle in Frankfurt in 1719–1720, Neumeister made a new attempt to deliver the missing texts: he added the texts for the 4th to 6th Sundays after Epiphany (Sundays that did not exist in 1717, as Easter fell early on 28 March), plus the Sundays from Trinity onwards. However, Neumeister again failed to deliver the texts after the 14th Sunday after Trinity, so Telemann again had to improvise: for some of the Sundays he wrote texts of his own, and added two new texts by Gottfried Simonis. Some of the texts however are of yet unknown origin.

It was only in his 1726 printing of the cantata cycle's texts, that Neumeister delivered the complete texts.Herrn Erdmann Neumeisters Fortgesetzte Fünffache Kirchen-Andachten : in Drey neuen Jahrgängen, auf alle Sonn- und Fest- auch Apostel-Tage; Denen noch beygefüget andere Geistliche Kirchen-Stücke und Gedichte, zu öffentlichen Solennitäten und auch zur Privat-Andacht gehörig. Kißnerischer Buchladen, Hamburg 1726, online. The new texts however were not set to music by Telemann.

Gottfried Simonis on the other hand also supplemented his cycle with texts for the time from Advent to Pentecost, thus completing a full year's cycle. Telemann also composed these new texts and in 1720/21 performed the cantata cycle, which has come to known as Simonis' Neues Lied (or 2nd Concertante Cycle).

Scores Between 1712 and Telemann's death in 1767 copyists in Frankfurt produced a large collection of performance materials for his religious cantatas, which are currently preserved in the Frankfurt University Library (formerly City and University Library). There are relatively few of these scores available in modern editions. However, the Frankfurt Telemann Society has begun a project in conjunction with Habsburger Verlag to publish modern editions of the scores, particularly the early Frankfurt cantata cycles. These appear in the Frankfurter Telemann-Ausgaben series.Habsburger Verlag

List of cantatas in the 1716–1717 cycle

Feast Day TWV Number Title RISM Sources Scoring Notes Advent 1 TWV 1:1234 Saget der Tochter Zion Frankfurt Ff 1314a (S)ATB (Soprano Rip. missing), 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Cb, Bc Advent 2 TWV 1:811 Hütet euch, dass eure Herzen Frankfurt Ff 1138 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Advent 3 TWV 1:1129 Mein Kind, willtu Gottes Diener sein Frankfurt Ff 1262 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Advent 4 TWV 1:914 Ihr seid alle Gottes Kinder Frankfurt Ff 1200 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Christmas TWV 1:1450 Uns ist ein Kind geboren , , , , Frankfurt Ff 1414 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Cl, Ti, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Christmas TWV 1:1430 Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren Frankfurt Ff 1407 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Christmas 3 TWV 1:1017 Kündlich gross ist das Geheimnis , Frankfurt Ff 1219 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Sunday after Christmas TWV 1:157 Dancket denn Herrn denn er ist freundlich , Frankfurt Ff 814 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Co, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Feast of the Circumcision of Christ TWV 1:1726 Wünschet Jerusalem Glück , , , Frankfurt Ff 1545 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Cc, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Sunday after New Year's TWV 1:26 Ach Herr! Wie ist meiner Feinde so viel , Frankfurt Ff 739 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Epiphany TWV 1:1058 Lobet den Herrn, alles Heiden (Psalm 117) , Frankfurt Ff 1244 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc 1st Sunday after Epiphany TWV 1:431 Eins bitte ich vom Herrn , Frankfurt Ff 957 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc 2nd Sunday after Epiphany TWV 1:332 Die Ehe soll ehrlich gehalten werden Frankfurt Ff 911 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc 3rd Sunday after Epiphany TWV 1:1394 Spricht der Herr aber also, Ich habe nicht Lust Frankfurt Ff 1396 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Purification of the Virgin TWV 1:245 Der Gerechte kommt um , , Frankfurt Ff 864 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Septuagesima TWV 1:501 Es ist ein großer Gewinn, wer gottselig , Frankfurt Ff 985 SATB, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Cb, Bc Sexagesima TWV 1:1295 Selig sind, die Gottes Wort hören , Frankfurt Ff 1344 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Estomihi TWV 1:1316 Siehe, das ist Gottes Lamm , Frankfurt Ff 1361 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Invocavit TWV 1:1279 Seid stark in dem Herrn und in seiner Macht Frankfurt Ff 1338 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Reminiscere 2nd Sunday of Lent TWV 1:843 Ich hatte viel Bekümmernisse in meinem Herzen Frankfurt Ff 1156 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Oculi 3rd Sunday of Lent TWV 1:586 Gedenket an Jesum, der ein solches Widersprechen Frankfurt Ff 1032 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Laetare TWV 1:156 Da Jesus nun merckte, daß sie kommen würden Frankfurt Ff 810 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Judica TWV 1:367 Die Wahrheit fällt auf die Gasse Frankfurt Ff 923 SATB, 2 Ob, Cl, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Palm Sunday TWV 1:141 Christus hat gelitten für uns, und uns Frankfurt Ff 800 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Feast of the Annunciation TWV 1:1326 Siehe, eine Jungfrau ist schwanger , Frankfurt Ff 1366 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Fg, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Easter TWV 1:816 Ich bin der Erste und der Letzte , Frankfurt Ff 1143, Dresden Mus.2392-E-560a SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Cl, Ti, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Easter Monday TWV 1:873 Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt , , Frankfurt Ff 1170 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Easter Tuesday TWV 1:175 Da sie aber davon redeten Frankfurt Ff 811 SATB, 2 Vl, Vla, Vc, Bc Quasimodogeniti TWV 1:1433 Und die Apostel sprachen zu dem Herrn , Frankfurt Ff 1409 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc Misericordias Domini TWV 1:317 Der Sohn Gottes hat mich geliebet , Frankfurt Ff 903 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc Jubilate TWV 1:196 Das weiss ich fürwahr , Frankfurt Ff 833 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc Cantate TWV 1:150 Christus ist nicht eingegangen Frankfurt Ff 806 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc Rogate TWV 1:459 Erhöre mich, wenn ich rufe , , Frankfurt Ff 965, Berlin Mus.ms.autogr. Telemann, G. P. 50 SATB, 2 Ob, Cn, 3 Tb, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc Ascension TWV 1:642 Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen , , , , Frankfurt Ff 1059, Dresden Mus.2392-E-564, Dresden Mus.2392-E-564a, Dresden Mus.2392-E-564b SATB, 2 Ob, Cl, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc Exaudi TWV 1:1613 Wer will uns scheiden von der Liebe Gottes Frankfurt Ff 1486 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Cb, Bc Pentecost TWV 1:634 Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch , , , Frankfurt Ff 1055 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Cl, 2 Co, Ti, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc formerly misattributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, BWV 218 Pentecost Monday TWV 1:165 Daran ist erschienen die Liebe Gottes , , Frankfurt Ff 818 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc Pentecost Tuesday TWV 1:398 Durch Christum habt ihr gehöret , Frankfurt Ff 943 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc

Continuation of the 1716–1717 cantata cycle on texts by Gottfried Simonis Feast Day TWV Number Title RISM Sources Scoring Notes Trinity TWV 1:607 Gelobet sei Gott und der Vater , Frankfurt Ff 1044 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 1st Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:542 Es wird ein unbarmherzig Gericht , Frankfurt Ff 1010 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Bc 2nd Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1540 Weil ich denn rufe und ihr weigert euch , Frankfurt Ff 1453 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 3rd Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:181 Das ist je gewisslich wahr Frankfurt Ff 826 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 4th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1384 So spricht der Herr Zebaoth: richte recht Frankfurt Ff 1388 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 5th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:515 Es ist umsonst, dass ihr früh aufsteht , Frankfurt Ff 993 SATB, 2 Ob, Fg, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Bc 6th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1046 Liebet eure Feinde, segnet , Frankfurt Ff 1238 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 7th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1505 Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele , Frankfurt Ff 1439 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 8th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1262 Sehet nun zu, wie ihr fürsichtiglich wandelt Frankfurt Ff 1325 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Cb, Bc 9th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1513 Was hast du, Mensch, was du nicht empfangen hast Frankfurt Ff 1442 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 10th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1429 Und als er nahe hinzu kam Frankfurt Ff 1406 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 11th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:769 Herr, sei mir gnädig, denn mir ist angst , , Frankfurt Ff 1119 SATB, Qfl, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Bc 12th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:817 Ich bin der Herr, dein Arzt Frankfurt Ff 1144 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 13th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:403 Du sollst lieben Gott deinen Herrn Frankfurt Ff 937 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 14th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:885 Ich will dich erhöhen , , Frankfurt Ff 1176, Dresden Mus.2392-E-607, Dresden Mus.2392-E-607a SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Cl, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 15th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1514 Was hat das Licht vor Gemeinschaft mit Frankfurt Ff 1443 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 16th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1616 Wie der Hirsch schreiet nach frischem Wasser , , Frankfurt Ff 1493 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Cb, Bc 17th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:716 Haltet fest an der Demut Frankfurt Ff 1093 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 18th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1575 Wer da saget, ich kenne ihn , Frankfurt Ff 1468 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 19th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:495 Es ist das Herz ein trotzig und verzagt Ding Frankfurt Ff 980 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 20th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1367 So leget nun ab von euch Frankfurt Ff 1381 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Bc 21st Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1128 Mein Kind, verwirf die Zucht des Herrn nicht Frankfurt Ff 1261 SASATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, BcTB 22nd Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1114 Mein Gott, ich schäme mich Frankfurt Ff 1257 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 23rd Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:251 Der Gottlose ist wie ein Wetter , , , Frankfurt Ff 869, Dresden Mus.2392-E-576, Dresden Mus.2392-E-576a SATB, 2 Ob, Fg, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc 24th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:1298 Selig sind die Toten , , Frankfurt Ff 1347 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Cb, Bc 25th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:799 Hilf Herr, die Heiligen haben abgenommen Frankfurt Ff 1133 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Bc 26th Sunday after Trinity TWV 1:537 Es wird des Herrn Tag kommen Frankfurt Ff 1008 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc St. John's Day TWV 1:197 Das weiß ich fürwahr, wer Gott dienet , , Frankfurt Ff 834 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc Bc Visitation TWV 1:1754 Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn , Frankfurt Ff 1270 SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc Michaelmas TWV 1:1434 Und es erhub sich ein Streit im Himmel , SATB, 2 Cl, Ti, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Bc

Continuation of the cycle in 1719–1720