Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!, BWV 70 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Feldmahler (8 August 2006)

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Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892)

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Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 16
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1868. Plate B.W. XVI.

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Perlnerd666 (9 November 2008)

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Bernhard Todt (1822–1907), piano reduction (?)

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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880).

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General Information

Work Title Wachet, betet, seid bereit allezeit!
Alternative Title Watch! pray! pray! watch!
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue Number BWV 70
Key C Major
Movements/Sections 11 Movements in 2 Parts
Year/Date of Composition 1723
First Performance 21 November, 1723
Librettist Salomo Franck+Anonymous
Language German
Average Duration 26 Minutes
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Vocal — Soloists (SATB), Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra — Oboe, Trumpet, Strings, BC


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Section Listing

Pars 1:

  1. Coro: Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! The solo trumpet here takes a leading part, either doubling, or as a soloist. The joyful character of this movement is expressed through the repetition of both notes and words. C Major
  2. Recitativo (Bass): Erschrecket, ihr verstockten Sünder! A recitative with the accompaniment of the entire orchestra. F Major-a minor
  3. Aria (Alto): Wenn kömmt der Tag, an dem wir ziehen. A continuo aria; in 1723, the organ played this part, but in 1731, only the cello. a minor
  4. Recitativo (Tenor): Auch bei dem himmlischen Verlangen. Secco recitative. d minor-b minor
  5. Aria (Soprano): Laßt der Spötter Zungen schmähen. Terraced dynamics are created orchestrationally here, an unusual and notable effect in Bach. The first violin here has an unusually virtuosic part. e minor
  6. Recitativo (Tenor): Jedoch bei dem unaritgen Geschlechte. Secco recitative. D Major-G Major
  7. Choral: Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele. A plain chorale setting. G Major

Pars 2:

  1. Aria (Tenor): Hebt euer Haupt empor. The strings now separate out again. Imitation is thin on the ground here, but the harmony is always full instead. G Major
  2. Recitativo (Bass): Ach, soll nicht dieser große Tag. A recitative again with trumpet and strings. e minor-C Major
  3. Aria (Bass): Seligster Erquickungstag. The entire corpus of instruments is here required again. However, the aria starts in a wonderfully serene fashion with continuo only. Then, the middle section, brings down the entire orchestra upon us. C Major
  4. Choral: Nicht nach Welt, nach Himmel nicht. A plain chorale setting. C Major

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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.

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