in homophony, with the first theme in the alto. After an interlude, the process is repeated for the other half of the text. Bach reused the music of this movement in his Christmas Oratorio to frame Part III, "Herrscher des Himmels" (No. 36). Performances and recordings The cantata was performed at the BBC Proms in 1997 by the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir conducted by Ton Koopman. In contrast, the complete Christmas Oratorio was given in the same concert series in 1972 conducted by Paul Steinitz, and one aria had been performed as early as 1908. Recordings have been made by several ensembles, including: Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke, Helmut Kahlhöfer, J. S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 207a & BWV 214, Cantate 1961 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman. J. S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 4. Antoine Marchand, 1996 Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe, J. S. Bach: Tönet, ihr Pauken! – Cantates profanes, Harmonia Mundi 2004 Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki. J. S Bach: Secular Cantatas Vol. 5, BIS 2014 J. S. Bach-Stiftung, Rudolf Lutz, J. S. Bach: Kantate BWV 214 "Tönet, ihr Pauken, erschallet, Trompeten", 2015 Notes References External links Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz / BWV 214 Bach Digital BWV 214 Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!: English translation, University of Vermont Marva J. Watson: The Historical Figures of the Birthday Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach (Dissertation) researchgate.net Szymon Paczkowski (Institute of Musicology, Warsaw University): Sound-Encoded Politics: J. S. Bach’s Cantata 7 Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet Trompeten! / (BWV 214) in Spring Notes, American Bach Society, 2008, p. 18 Secular cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach 1733 compositions