O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort BWV 60; BC A 161 GND
- Genre
- Sacred cantata
- Proper
- Psalm: Psalm 90
Epistel: Kolosser 1, 9-14
Gospel: Matthäus 9, 18-26 - Scoring
- A* (Furcht), T* (Hoffnung), B* (Vox Christi), S, A, T, B, Cor, Ob d’am I/II, Vl I/II, Va, Bc
- Date of origin, Work history
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vor dem 07. November 1723
First performance on November 7, 1723; subsequent performance after 1735 (as evidenced by the watermark of the Basso continuo part) - Early performances
- , Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
- relation to other works:
- is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]
- relation from other works:
- is adapted in BWV 60/5 ChS
- Introduction to the work
- Link to videos:
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O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (Dialogus), BWV 60 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (Dialogus), BWV 60 (Stiftsbarock Stuttgart, K. Johannsen)
- Author Libretto
- unknown author
- Libretto
- Author unknown. Movement 1 uses: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (J. Rist, 1642), stanza 1, and Genesis 49:18. Movement 4 incorporates Revelation 14:13. Movement 5: Es ist genung, so nimm, Herr, meinen Geist, stanza 5 (text by F. J. Burmeister, with the original melody) from J. R. Ahle’s Drittes Zehn Neuer Geistlicher Arien (Mühlhausen 1662)
Link to lyrics - Author Chorale
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Rist, Johann (1607-1667)
Burmeister, Franz Joachim (1633–1672) - Chorale
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Satz 1:
J. Rist, O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, 1642, Strophe 1in: J. Rist, Himmlische Lieder [...], Lüneburg 1642 - Chorale
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Satz 5:
F. J. Burmeister, Es ist genung, so nimm, Herr, meinen Geist, 1662, Strophe 5
in: J. R. Ahle, Drittem Zehn neuer geistlicher Arien, Mühlhausen 1662 - Bible verse
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Satz 1:
1. Mose 49, 18.in: Lutherbibel 2017 - Bible verse
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Satz 4:
Offenbarung 14, 13in Lutherbibel 2017
- Original sources
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D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 74 [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 60, Originalstimme (Continuo) [Part(s)]
- Additional sources
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D-B Mus. O. 12172 Rara, Teil 2 (handschriftlicher Anhang) [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 461, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XVI, Faszikel 8 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 20 oder 60, J. Rietz [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
- Edition
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BG 12/2, S.171 (W. Rust, 1863);
NBA I/27, S. 1 (Alfred Dürr, 1968) – Critical report (1968), S. 9
- persistent ID
- BachDigitalWork_work_00000076
- Static URL
- https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000076
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- Last changed
- 2023-08-19 : 12:04:54
