Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 138 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 movements
Composition Year 1723 in Leipzig
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; For 3 violins, viola, cello (arr); For 5 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello (arr); For 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (arr); For trumpet, organ (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 2 players (arr)

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Performances

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Chorale: 'Weil du mein Gott und Vater bist' (No.6)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Synthesized Performance
#413841 - 2.91MB - 3:11 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 106×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

MP3 file (audio)
Michrond (2016/3/3)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#01392 - 2.09MB, 26 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2588×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/8/30)

Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 28 (pp.197-222)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1881. Plate B.W. XXVIII.
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 Complete Score (EU)
#505318 - 2.25MB, 40 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/V* - 1320×⇩ - Sallen112

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Sallen112 (2017/12/19)

Editor Matthias Wendt (b. 1951)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie I, Band 22 (pp.1-40)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1987. Plate BA 5069.
URTEXT EDITION 
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.
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 1. Chorale and Recitativo: 'Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz'
#753330 - 0.23MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 85×⇩ - Casadesus

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⇒ 7 more: 2. Recitativo: 'Ich bin veracht' • 3. Chorale and Recitativo: 'Er kann und will dich lassen nicht' • 4. Recitativo: 'Ach süßer Trost' • 5. Aria: 'Auf Gott steht meine Zuversicht' • 6. Recitativo: 'Ei nun! So will ich auch recht sanfte ruhn' • 7. Chorale: 'Weil du mein Gott und Vater bist' • Engraving files (MuseScore)

 2. Recitativo: 'Ich bin veracht'
#797144 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 20×⇩ - Casadesus

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 3. Chorale and Recitativo: 'Er kann und will dich lassen nicht'
#797145 - 0.17MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 23×⇩ - Casadesus

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 4. Recitativo: 'Ach süßer Trost'
#753332 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 30×⇩ - Casadesus

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 5. Aria: 'Auf Gott steht meine Zuversicht'
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 6. Recitativo: 'Ei nun! So will ich auch recht sanfte ruhn'
#753334 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 28×⇩ - Casadesus

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 7. Chorale: 'Weil du mein Gott und Vater bist'
#753335 - 0.26MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 33×⇩ - Casadesus

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 Engraving files (MuseScore)
#753336 - 0.51MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 25×⇩ - Casadesus

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Editor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell
Publisher. Info. Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, 2021.
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Parts

 Oboe d'amore 1 (concert pitch)
#342719 - 0.15MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 354×⇩ - Defreeze

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Defreeze (2014/9/4)

⇒ 7 more: Oboe d'amore 1 (transposed) • Oboe d'amore 2 (concert pitch) • Oboe d'amore 2 (transposed) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses (Bassoon ad lib.)

 Oboe d'amore 1 (transposed)
#342720 - 0.16MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 283×⇩ - Defreeze

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 Oboe d'amore 2 (concert pitch)
#342721 - 0.16MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 205×⇩ - Defreeze

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 Oboe d'amore 2 (transposed)
#342722 - 0.15MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 216×⇩ - Defreeze

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 Violins I
#342723 - 0.39MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 389×⇩ - Defreeze

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 Violins II
#342724 - 0.34MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 234×⇩ - Defreeze

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 Violas
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 Cellos/Basses (Bassoon ad lib.)
#342726 - 0.44MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 348×⇩ - Defreeze

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Defreeze (2014/9/4)

Editor Rein de Vries
Publisher. Info. RECORDARE Publishing
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Vocal Scores

 Complete Score
#24386 - 1.98MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 1031×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2008/11/14)

Arranger Bernhard Todt (1822-1907) [?], piano reduction
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890).
Copyright
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Chorale and Recitativo: 'Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz' (No.1)

For String Quintets (Bartoli)

 Complete Score and Parts
#496125 - 0.27MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 84×⇩ - FP23

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FP23 (2017/10/10)

Arranger Russ Bartoli (b. 1951)
Editor Peter Lang
Publisher. Info. Peter Lang, 2016.
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Misc. Notes Various quintet configurations.
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Recitativo: 'Ach süßer Trost' (No.4)

For String Quintets (Lang)

 Complete Score and Parts
#496126 - 0.39MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 63×⇩ - FP23

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Arranger Peter Lang
Publisher. Info. Peter Lang, 2015.
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Misc. Notes 2 violas or 2 cellos.
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Chorale: 'Weil du mein Gott und Vater bist' (No.6)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Complete Score and Trumpet Part
#413839 - 0.19MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 156×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2016/3/3)

 Engraving files (Finale & XML)
#413840 - 0.52MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 68×⇩ - Michrond

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Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
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General Information

Work Title Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz
Alternative. Title Why are you troubled, my heart?
Name Translations Warum betrübst du dich; Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, רי"ב 138
Name Aliases Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz?
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 198527758; GND: 30024200X; BNF: 13909491j; NLA: 35336912
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 138 ; BC A 132
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 680
Key B minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 movements:
  1. Chorale and Recitativo (alto): Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz
  2. Recitativo (bass): Ich bin veracht
  3. Chorale and Recitativo (soprano, alto): Er kann und will dich lassen nicht
  4. Recitativo (tenor): Ach süßer Trost
  5. Aria (bass): Auf Gott steht meine Zuversicht
  6. Recitativo (alto): Ei nun! So will ich auch recht sanfte ruhn
  7. Chorale: Weil du mein Gott und Vater bist
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1723 in Leipzig
First Performance. 1723-09-05 in Leipzig
First Publication. 1847 in Leipzig
Librettist Anonymous (from 3 stanzas from the hymn of the same name)
Language German
Dedication 15th Sunday after Trinity
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation soprano, alto, tenor, bass; mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail 2 oboes d’amore, strings, continuo
Primary Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article
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