Wachet, betet, seid bereit allezeit!, BWV 70a (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 movements
Composition Year 1716 in Weimar
Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 4 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language
Related Works Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!, BWV 70 (Expanded Version)

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Copyist Johann Andreas Kuhnau (1703–1761), Violins I
Siegfried Wilhelm Dehn (1799–1858), titles
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1716).
Holograph manuscript, 1716.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus. ms. Bach St 95
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Work Title Wachet, betet, seid bereit allezeit!
Alternative. Title Watch! Pray! Pray! Watch!
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 70a; BC [A 4]
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 675
Key C major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 movements:
  1. Chorus: Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! (C major, C, 80 measures) (BWV 70, No.1)
  2. Aria (alto): Wenn kömmt der Tag, an dem wir ziehen, (A minor, 3/4, 92 measures) (BWV 70, No.3)
  3. Aria (soprano): Laßt der Spötter Zungen schmähen (E minor, C, 41 measures) (BWV 70, No.5)
  4. Aria (tenor): Hebt euer Haupt empor (G major, C, 52 measures) (BWV 70, No.8)
  5. Aria (bass): Seligster Erquickungstag (C major, 3/4, 68 measures) (BWV 70, No.10)
  6. Chorale: Nicht nach Welt, nach Himmel nicht (C major, C, 13 measures) (BWV 70, No. 11)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1716 in Weimar
First Performance. 1716-12-06 at the Schloßkapelle "Weg zum Himmelsburg" in Weimar
Librettist see below
Salomo Franck (1659–1725) (Nos.1-5)
Christian Keymann (1607–1662) (No.6)
Language German
Dedication 2nd Sunday in Advent
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation soprano, alto, tenor, bass; mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail oboe, bassoon, trumpet, cello obligato (No.2), strings, continuo.
Related Works Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!, BWV 70 (Expanded Version)
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article (BWV 70)
Bach-Cantatas.com

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