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Cantata BWV 20
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort [I] |
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Ref. |
BWV 20 |
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German Title |
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort [I] |
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English Title |
O eternity, O word of thunder (by Francis Browne) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 John 4: 16-21; Gospel: Luke 16: 19-31 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: June 11, 1724 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Johann Rist (Mvts. 1, 7, 11); Anon (Mvts. 2-6, 8-10) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: trumpet, 3 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Chorale | Mvt. 8: Aria | Mvt. 9: Recitative | Mvt. 10: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 11: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [2.29 MB] | Score BGA [3.42 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 11
Capella: Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 7 ver 2 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Wach auf, mein Geist, erhebe dich/O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort |
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References |
BGA: II | NBA: I/15 | BC: A 95 | Zwang: K 74 | First Published: BG, 1852 | Autograph score (facsimile): Basle, Paul-Sacher-Stiftung |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of June 2, 2002; Week of May 28, 2006; Week of April 24, 2011 |
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