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Eternity, O awesome word Cantata for the 24th Sunday after Trinity by Johann Sebastian Bach ATB - Sheet Music

By Johann Sebastian Bach

The cantata "Eternity, O awesome word" BWV 60, which belongs to Bach's first Leipzig annual cycle and was written for the 24th Sunday after Trinity Sunday, is one of Bach's few dialog cantatas. It deals with the conflict between Dread (contralto) and Hope (tenor) in the face of death, which is already the topic of the expansive opening chorale arrangement . Using a device which was surprisingly dramatic for a Baroque church cantata, the bass joins in as a third vocal part (functioning as Vox Christi) in the penultimate movement - the recitative "Der Tod bleibt doch der menschlichen Natur verhasst" (Dread) - with the Bible quote "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord." This also convinces Dread and leads into the concluding chorale "Es ist genug, so nimm Herr meinen Geist.". Score available separately - see item CA.3106000

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Instrument:
Choir Voice Basso Continuo
Ensembles:
ATB 4-Part SATB Mixed Choir
Genres:
Christian Baroque Period
Composers:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Publishers:
Carus Verlag
ISBN:
9790007043391
Format:
Vocal Score Octavo
Item types:
Physical
Musical forms:
Cantata
Artist:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Arrangers:
Paul Horn
Usages:
Pentecost
Main Key:
D major / A major
Size:
8.27 x 11.69 inches
Number of Pages:
2
Shipping Weight:
0.25 pounds

ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboe d'amore, [horn], 2 violins, viola, basso continuo (Soli ATB, Coro SATB, 2 Obda, Cor, 2 Vl, Va, Bc) - Grade 3

SKU: CA.3106005

Cantata for the 24th Sunday after Trinity. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. German title: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, End of the church year, Whitsun. Choral score. Composed 1723. BWV 60. 2 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.060/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3106005).

ISBN 9790007043391. 8.27 x 11.69 inches. Key: D major / a major. Language: German/English.

The cantata "Eternity, O awesome word" BWV 60, which belongs to Bach's first Leipzig annual cycle and was written for the 24th Sunday after Trinity Sunday, is one of Bach's few dialog cantatas. It deals with the conflict between Dread (contralto) and Hope (tenor) in the face of death, which is already the topic of the expansive opening chorale arrangement . Using a device which was surprisingly dramatic for a Baroque church cantata, the bass joins in as a third vocal part (functioning as Vox Christi) in the penultimate movement - the recitative "Der Tod bleibt doch der menschlichen Natur verhasst" (Dread) - with the Bible quote "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord." This also convinces Dread and leads into the concluding chorale "Es ist genug, so nimm Herr meinen Geist.". Score available separately - see item CA.3106000.

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Instrument:
Vocal Choir Vocal Voice Piano and Keyboard Basso Continuo
Artists:
Johann Sebastian Bach Paul Horn Reinhold Kubik
Ensemble:
ATB 4-Part SATB Mixed Choir
Publisher:
Carus Verlag