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Cantata BWV 165
O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad |
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Ref. |
BWV 165 |
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German Title |
O heilges Geist und Wasserbad |
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English Title |
O Holy Ghost and water bath (by W. Murray Young) |
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Event |
Cantata for Trinity Sunday
Readings: Epistle: Romans 11: 33-36; Gospel: John 3: 1-15 |
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Composed |
Weimar, 1715
1st performance: June 16, 1715 - Weimar
2nd performance: June 4, 1724 ? - Leipzig |
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Text |
Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-5); Ludwig Helmbold (Mvt. 6) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-4 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 violins, viola, bassoon, cello with continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [0.95 MB] | Score BGA [1.19 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren |
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References |
BGA: XXXIII | NBA: I/15 | BC: A 90 | Zwang: K 19 | First Published: BG, 1887 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of June 18, 2000; Week of May 1, 2005; Week of March 20, 2011 |
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