' (Enemies, blow the alarm),
BWV 205.2 (formerly BWV 205a), is a
secular cantata
A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir.
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composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
The cantata was intended for the coronation of
Augustus III as King of Poland and was first performed on 19 February 1734. The music for the work is lost. The eighth, twelfth and fourteenth
movements were newly composed
recitatives, while the other movements Bach derived from
BWV 205.
It is counted among the works Bach wrote for celebrations of the
Leipzig University, ''Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern''.
References
Secular cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
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