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Cantata BWV 178
Wo Gott derr Herr nicht bei uns hält |
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Ref. |
BWV 178 |
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German Title |
Wo Gott derr Herr nicht bei uns hält |
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English Title |
If God the Lord is not on our side (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for 8th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 8: 12-17; Gospel: Matthew 7: 15-23
Musical Context of Bach Cantatas: Motets & Chorales for 8th Sunday after Trinity |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: July 30, 1724 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Justus Jonas (Mvts. 1, 4, & 7 after Psalm 124); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-5 | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält (Psalm 124) |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 oboes d’amore, viola, horn in the soprano continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Chorale & Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Chorale | Mvt. 5: Chorale & Recitative | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [2.35 MB] | Score BGA [3.22 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält |
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References |
BGA: XXXV | NBA: I/18 | BC: A 112 | Zwang: K 81 | First Published: BG, 1888 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of August 5, 2001; Week of July 16, 2006; Week of September 4, 2011 |
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