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Cantata BWV 156
Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe! |
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Ref. |
BWV 156 |
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German Title |
Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe! |
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English Title |
I stand with one foot in the grave (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Solo Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Romans 12: 17-21; Gospel: Matthew 8: 1-13 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1729
1st performance: January 23, 1729 ? - Leipzig |
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Text |
Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) (Mvts. 3-5); Johann Hermann Schein (Mvt. 2); Kaspar Bienemann (Mvt. 6) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Texts: Herr, wie du willst, so schick's mit mir | Machs mit
mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: oboe, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Sinfonia | Mvt. 2: Aria w/ Chorale | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.15 MB] | Score BGA [1.34 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D LEb (o. Sign.) BWV 156 (BWV 156: Parts) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melodies: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (II) | Machs mit
mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt |
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References |
BGA: XXXII | NBA: I/6 | BC: A 38 | Zwang: K 175 | First Published: BG, 1886 | Autograph score (fascimile): ? | Provenance |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of January 17, 2000; Week of June 1, 2008; Week of January 31, 2010 |
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