Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Composition Year 1724 in Leipzig
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Related Works Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig by Michael Franck
Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig by Anonymous

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Aria: 'So schnell ein rauschend Wasser schießt' (No.2)

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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918-2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie I, Band 27 (pp.29-58)
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 1. Chorale fantasia: 'Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig'
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⇒ 6 more: 2. Aria: 'So schnell ein rauschend Wasser schießt' • 3. Recitativo: 'Die Freude wird zur Traurigkeit' • 4. Aria: 'An irdische Schätze das Herze zu hängen' • 5. Recitativo: 'Die höchste Herrlichkeit und Pracht' • 6. Chorale: 'Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig' • Engraving files (MuseScore)

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 3. Recitativo: 'Die Freude wird zur Traurigkeit'
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 4. Aria: 'An irdische Schätze das Herze zu hängen'
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 5. Recitativo: 'Die höchste Herrlichkeit und Pracht'
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 6. Chorale: 'Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig'
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⇒ 6 more: Oboe 1, 2, 3 • Horn (F) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

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 Horn (F)
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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 5
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1855. Plate B.W. V.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4487.
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Arranger Bernhard Todt (1822-1907), piano reduction
Editor Günter Raphael (1903-1960)
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Translator John Michael Diack (1869–1946), English text
Gustave Bret (1875–1969) and Charles Schweitzer (1844–1935), French text
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1930). Plate 30107.
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Aria: 'So schnell ein rauschend Wasser schießt' (No.2)

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Aria: 'An irdische Schätze das Herze zu hängen' (No.4)

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Chorale: 'Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig' (No.6)

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General Information

Work Title Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig
Alternative. Title Ah! how fleeting, ah! how futile
Name Translations Ach wie flüchtig
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 181430049; GND: 300007043; BNF: 13909563k
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 26 ; BC A 162
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 7
Key A minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 movements:
  1. Chorale fantasia: Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (A minor)
  2. Aria (tenor): So schnell ein rauschend Wasser schießt (C major)
  3. Recitativo (alto): Die Freude wird zur Traurigkeit (C major-E minor)
  4. Aria (bass): An irdische Schätze das Herze zu hängen (E minor)
  5. Recitativo (soprano): Die höchste Herrlichkeit und Pracht (G major-A minor)
  6. Chorale: Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (A minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1724 in Leipzig
First Performance. 1724-11-19 in Leipzig
First Publication. 1855 (BGA)
Librettist see below
Michael Franck (1609–1677) (Nos.1, 6)
Anonymous (Nos.2-5)
Language German
Dedication 24th Sunday after Trinity
Average DurationAvg. Duration 19 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation soprano, alto, tenor, bass; mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail flute, 3 oboes, horn, strings, continuo
Related Works Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig by Michael Franck
Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig by Anonymous
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