History
The cantata was probably a homage to one of Bach's academic colleagues, but it is not known which; Johann Matthias Gesner (at the time based in Weimar), and Johann Heinrich Ernesti (the septuagenarian rector of the Thomasschule) have been suggested as possible recipients. Bach reworked this cantata in both secular and sacred versions:
- Steigt freudig in die Luft, BWV 36a, secular
- Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36, sacred
- Die Freude reget sich, BWV 36b, secular
Read more about this topic: Schwingt Freudig Euch Empor, BWV 36c
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