Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten (Arise, blaring tones of high-spirited trumpets), BWV 207.2 (previously BWV 207a),[1] is a secular cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and likely premiered in 1735.
It utilizes the music from the third movement of the Brandenburg Concerto No.
This cantata was composed for the name day of the Elector of Saxony, King Augustus III of Poland which was celebrated on 3 August.
[3] It is largely based on an earlier secular cantata Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten, BWV 207.1, which was first performed in 1726.
[4] The cantata is scored for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soloists, four-part choir, three trumpets, timpani, two flauto traverso, two oboes d'amore, tenor oboe (taille), bassoon, two violins, viola, and basso continuo.