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Cantata BWV 98
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan [I] |
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Ref. |
BWV 98 |
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German Title |
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan [I] |
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English Title |
What God does, that is done well (by Francis Browne) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Ephesians 6: 10-17; Gospel: John 4: 46-54
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 21st Sunday after Trinity |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: November 10, 1726 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Samuel Rodigast (Mvt. 1); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | 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: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus (for Mvt. 1)
Orchestra: 2 oboes, taille (tenor oboe), 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.19 MB] | Score BGA [1.45 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 160 (BWV 98: Mvts.) | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 98 (BWV 98: Parts) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 1
Chorale Melody: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan |
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References |
BGA: XXII | NBA: I/25 | BC: A 153 | Zwang: K 158 | First Published: BG, 1875 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | KL [Dutsch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of October 20, 2002; Week of January 27, 2008; Week of July 15, 2012 |
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