| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 15 |
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| Composition Year | 1725 |
| Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 4 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Contents |
| Work Title | Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft, BWV 205 |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Name Translations | Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft; 破れ、砕け、壊て; Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft, רי"ב 205; Zerreißet |
| Name Aliases | Der zufriedengestellte Aeolus; Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert |
| Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 181429267; LCCN: n86134462; GND: 300009135; |
| Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | BWV 205 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJB 725 |
| Key | D major |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 15 |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1725 |
| First Performance. | Leipzig, 3 August 1725 |
| First Publication. | 1862 |
| Librettist | "Picander" = Christian Friedrich Henrici (1700–1764) |
| Language | German |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 37 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | Soloists: Pallas (Soprano), Pomona (Alto), Zephyrus (Tenor), Äolus (bass), 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 horns, 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes, oboe d’amore, viola d’amore, viola da gamba, 2 violas, 8 violins, 2 violoncellos, violone, bassoon, continuo (including cembalo & organ) |
'Dramma per musica' for the Birthday of Augustus Friedrich Müller, a Professor at Leipzig University