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Cantata BWV 14
Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit |
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Ref. |
BWV 14 |
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German Title |
Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit |
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English Title |
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (by Richard Stokes)
Were God not with us at this time (by W. Murray Young) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Romans 13: 8-10; Gospel: Matthew 8: 23-27 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1735
1st performance: January 30, 1735 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 5); Anon (Mvts. 2-4) |
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German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-2 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: corno da caccia (hunting horn), 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [2.16 MB] | Score BGA [3.29 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit |
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References |
BGA: I | NBA: I/6 | BC: A 40 | Zwang: K 196 | First Published: BG, 1852 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek (Leipzig, 1955) | Provenance |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of January 28, 2001; Week of October 19, 2008; Week of February 14, 2010 |
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