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Ref. |
BWV 170 |
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German Title |
Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust |
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English Title |
Contented rest, beloved inner joy (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Solo Cantata (for Alto) for the 6th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 6: 3-11; Gospel: Matthew 5: 20-26
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 6th Sunday after Trinity |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: July 28, 1726 - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1746-1747 - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Georg Christian Lehms |
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BWV 170 Text:
German-1
| German-6
| German-7
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-10
| English-13
| English-14
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-1
| Dutch-6
| Dutch-7
| French-3
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Hebrew-2
| Hebrew-3
| Hebrew-4
| Hebrew-5
| Hebrew-6
| Hungarian-1
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-5
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-2
| Spanish-3
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
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Scoring |
Soloist: Alto
Orchestra: oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, organ obbligato, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria [A] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 3: Aria [A] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 5: Aria [A] |
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Scores: |
BWV 170 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [1.22 MB]
| Score BGA [2.27 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D B Mus. ms. Bach P 154
| D B Mus. ms. Bach St 94 [Bach Digital]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
[MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis:
Complete Cantata [Unger]
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References: |
BWV 170 References:
BGA: XXXIII | NBA: I/17.2 | BC: A 106 | Zwang: K 145
| First Published: BG, 1887
| Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 170 Commentaries:
English:
Crouch
| All Music
| Baroque Choral Guild
| Emmanuel Music
| Mincham
| NBV-AOB
| Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| DW [Dutch]
| EvH [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Kantate [Japanese]
| B!52, Odcinek 84 [Polish]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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