| Genre Categories | For oboe damore, viola, cello (arr); For 3 players (arr); Scores featuring the oboe damore (arr); |
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| Name Translations | Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben; Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?; Liebster Gott, wann werd' ich sterben?; Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben? BWV 8; Liebster Gott; Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8 |
| Name Aliases | BWV 8 |
| Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 185109543; LCCN: n90698113; GND: 300006837; |
| Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJB 365 |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
| Piece Style | [[:Category:{{{Piece Style}}} style|{{{Piece Style}}}]] |
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|Work Title=Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?
|Alternative Title=Beloved God, when will I die?
|Opus/Catalogue Number=BWV 8 ; BC A 137a-b
|Key=E major (1st version)
D major (2nd version)
|Movements Header=6 movements
|Number of Movements/Sections=6 movements:
|Average Duration=18 minutes
|Dedication=16th Sunday after Trinity
|First Performance=1724-9-24 in Leipzig (1st version, 1st Performance)
1735-40 in Leipzig (2nd Performance)
1746-47 in Leipzig (3rd Performance)
|Year/Date of Composition=1724 in Leipzig
|Year of First Publication=1851 (BGA)
|Librettist=see below
|Language=German
|Extra Information=Commentary on the movements, etc.
|Manuscript Sources=1724 version (BC A 137a)
1747 version (BC A 137b)
|Piece Style=Baroque
|External Links=Wikipedia article
Bach-Cantatas.com
Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben? - Scores at Sheet Music Plus
|Instrumentation=Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, bass; mixed chorus (SATB)
Orchestra: flute traverso, 2 oboes d’amore, horn, 2 violin concertante (2nd version), strings, continuo
|Tags=sacred cantatas ; sop alt ten bass ch orch ; de
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