Work Title
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Alles, was ihr tut mir Worten oder Werken
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Buxtehude, Dietrich
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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BuxWV 4
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IDB 6
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Key
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G major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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6 movements
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1666 ca.
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First Publication.
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1903 or before
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Librettist
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Georg Niege (1525-1589) and Kolosser
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Language
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German
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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13 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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Piece Style
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Baroque
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Instrumentation
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2 voices (soprano, bass), chorus (SATB), strings (2 violas), continuo
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Primary Sources
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holograph of first 2 sections, ca.1666-90. D-LÜh, Mus. A 373
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Extra Information
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MS copy was made by Georg Düben in the latter year. According to Snyder, this was Buxtehude's "most popular work: it is the only one included in all three of the principal manuscript collections that transmit Buxtehude's vocal music".
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