Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)
Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz BWV 136; BC A 111
Sacred cantata (8th Sunday after Trinity)
- Scoring
- A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; Cr, 2 Ob, 2 Ob d’am, 2 Vl, Va, Bc
- Early performances
- , Leipzig (Premiere)
- relation from other works:
- is adapted in BWV 136/6 (o.I.) ChS
- Comment
- EZ vor dem 18. Juli 1723; Movement 1 was reused in the A major Mass BWV 234/6 (Cum sancto spiritu) in 1738.
- Lyrics
- author unknown; mvt. 1: Psalm 139:23; mvt. 6: stanza 5 from ‘Wo soll ich fliehen hin’ (1630) by Johann Heermann (1585–1647)
Link to lyrics - Edition
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NBA I/18, S. 129 (Alfred Dürr, 1966) – Critical report (1967), S. 120;
BG 28, S.139 (W. Rust, 1881) –
- Sources
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D-B N.Mus.ms. 10072-17
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 447, Faszikel 1
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 850
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/IX, Faszikel 5
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 20, Faszikel 1 [Original source]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 20, Faszikel 2 [Original source]
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