| AMN BWV 508-524 Hie Menschen sich ernähren, Es wird sich der Verdammten Schar Shop and Buy Eternity, Thou Thundrous Word (O Ewigkeit, Du Donnerwort) sheet music. The unknown librettist of, German Text (verses in bold print set by Bach). | Hidden Chorale Melody Allusions [T. Braatz] Cantata No. [2] The instruments are shown separately for winds and strings, while the continuo, playing throughout, is not shown. Recht fürstlich ist gezieret, He scored the work for three vocal soloists (alto (A), tenor (T) and bass (B)), a four-part choir only in the closing chorale, and a Baroque instrumental ensemble: horn (Co) to support the chorale tunes, two oboes d'amore (Oa), two violins (Vl), viola (Va), and basso continuo (Bc). splendour, arrogance, wealth, honour and gold Kurz ist die Zeit, der Tod geschwind! Und von den Teufeln solcher Frist continually begins anew. They were acquired by the O schwerer Gang zum letzten Kampf und Streite! | Part 7 Die vorerwähnte lange Nacht! ),[1] while Hope confirms "Mein Beistand ist schon da" (My Protector is already there). Empfindet weder Trost noch Rat! Zusamt des Teufels Wüten! The strings and the continuo play a motif in tremolo throughout the movement which is derived from the second half of the first line of the chorale, and anticipates the beginning of the different closing chorale. Und dies ihr unbegreiflichs Leid in a bed that is richly Genres (none) Other tags (none) See all tags. Das endlich mit der Zeit nicht fällt [4][10] The chorale, the first stanza of Rist's hymn "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" (O eternity, you word of thunder),[1] is sung by the alto (Fear), reinforced by the horn. The first movement, "Herr, ich warte auf dein Heil" (Genesis 49:18),[3] spoken by Jacob on his deathbed, expresses hope against the fear conveyed in the chorale. 60 "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" (O Eternity, you thunderous word) (BWV 60) sets an anonymous text in the central movements flanked by a chorale by Johann Rist from 1642 and a chorale by Joachim Burmeister from 1662. so that my tongue clings to my gums. Analytical Commentary This rather complex sounding tonic expansion nonetheless begins and ends on the tonic chord. Denn wird sich enden diese Pein, Texts: Translation of J.S. here there is really no jesting: Es ist ein Arbeit sonder Ruh, O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort Text and Translation of Chorale: EKG: 324 Author: Johann Rist (1642) Chorale Melody: Wach auf, mein Geist, erhebe dich (1642) / O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (1653) | Composer: Johann Schop / Johann Crüger Vocal Works by J.S. Im Bette, das vom Golde reich / 2 violins / viola / and / continuo / by / Joh.Sebast:Bach). Nimm du mich, wenn es dir gefällt, Indeed, as my saviour himself says: O ewig, ewig ist zu lang, / 2 Violini / Viola / e / Continuo / di / Joh.Sebast:Bach" (Sunday 24 / after Trinity. Wie strafest du die bösen Knecht The instrument parts are included in the dialogue: the solo violin (with Hope) plays scales while the oboes d'amore and the continuo (with Fear) play dotted rhythms. Wird nicht wie Leibes Krankheit sein for a moment and not longer. The cantata is based on Johann Rist's hymn "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" (1642), with a chorale melody by Johann Schop. | Chorales BWV 301-350 | Part 4 1723 in Leipzig First Perf ormance. | Poets & Composers O Sünder, deine Missetat Ist doch kein Schluß vorhanden. Zusamt der großen Pein betracht, Wach auf, es ist doch hohe Zeit, Engaged & engaging - Bach, the Universe and Everything - Bach Cantata BWV 60 'O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort'; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; King Planet Hugill: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort: Music, neuroscience and fear of death in OAE's Bach, the Universe and Everything the danger in misery Terry] how hard you punish an evil servant were to go on for as many years Wenn Gott nicht mehr wird ewig sein. and soon make better your life! If the great torment of the damned it forces sighs and laments [2] The American musicologist Eric Chafe analyses that the quotes of the vox Christi are intensified each time by lengthening the quoted text: first "Selig sind die Toten", the second time "Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben" (... who die in the Lord), finally "Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben von nun an." English Translation by Francis Browne (December 2003) In contrast to the chorale cantata BWV 20 which also begins with the same church hymn, this libretto takes the form of an intimate and intense dialogue. 1. Hernachmals in des Teufels Höhl Wach auf, o Mensch, vom Sündenschlaf, Ach Gott, wie bist du so gerecht, Sie nimmt an Klag und Seufzen zu [4], The cantata opens and closes with hymn stanzas, beginning with the first stanza of Johann Rist's 1642 hymn "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort",[3][5][6] expressing fear, and ending with the last stanza of Franz Joachim Burmeister's 1662 hymn "Es ist genug". Die Zeit, so niemand zählen kann, Von Sinnen toll, von Herzen blind, where I should turn. Kein Unglück ist in aller Welt, Bach: Lord Jesus, into your tent of joy. [1] Dürr notes that the melody is by Johann Rudolph Ahle, a predecessor of Bach as organist in Mühlhausen. Bei jenen Satanskindern. that is greater than a thousand hangmen and soars above all the clouds It is enough. When composing the cantata “O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort” (Eternity, thou thunderous word) BWV 60, Bach was faced with a particularly interesting challenge. © 2000-2020 Bach Cantatas Website, Last update: Friday, June 02, 2017 03:47, Preludi ai Corali - Quartetto Italiani di Viola Da Gamba, Motets & Chorales for Events in the LCY / Chorales by Theme, 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number, Texts & Translations of Chorales BWV 250-438, The Origin of the Texts of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer], The Origin of the Melodies of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer], The Chorale in the Church Service [A. Schweitzer], Hidden Chorale Melody Allusions [T. Braatz], The History of the Breitkopf Collection of J. S. Bach’s Four-Part Chorales [T. Braatz]. let the false world and evil time The cantata was first published in 1863 as part of the first complete edition of Bach's works, the Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe. Laß doch die Wollust dieser Welt, Vieleicht ist heut der letzte Tag, Check out O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20: Part II: Chorale: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (Chorus) by Siri Karoline Thornhill on Amazon Music. The first duet is a chorale fantasia with added biblical text. O sinner, your wrongdoing Und ganz wird aufgehoben. / Dialogue Between Fear and Hope / Fear. Recit. Läßt nimmer ab zu toben. o sword that pierces through my soul, from all of Satan’s children. o sword that pierces through my soul, | Chorales in Bach Cantatas: Part 1 | Chorale Texts Perhaps today is the last day, 1st MOVEMENT: O EWIGKEIT, DU DONNERWORT O ETERNITY, YOU WORD OF THUNDER (20:44 in this video) This is the chorale fantasia. External links. | Dietel Chorale List c1734 Das bei den Teufeln wird beklagt. Mit Zorn und Grimm ümwenden. | Explanation He counts every stroke of the clock O Ewigkeit, du DonnerWort. as many as the leaves the earth bears, Chorale Texts: Sorted by Title who can scarcely live for fifty years- (O difficult way to the final battle and struggle! in the future to put your poor soul [2] During Bach's tenure, the same two readings were prescribed for the Sunday every year: the epistle reading, Colossians 1:9–14, was a prayer from the Epistle to the Colossians for the congregation there, and the Gospel reading was the raising of Jairus' daughter as told in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 9:18–26). | Copyright Policy Mich endlich ließ vermauren? In movement 4, Fear is answered instead by the bass, the vox Christi(voice of C… Im Feur und Schwefel immerdar Discussions: Was acht ich Wasser, Feur und Schwert What do I care about water, fire and sword? experiences neither comfort nor a way out. Ich weiß für großer Traurigkeit Angst, Hu, Schrecken, Feur und Blitz Aria (alto, tenor): Mein letztes Lager will mich schrecken Recitativo (alto, bass): Der Tod bleibt doch der menschlichen Natur verhaßt Chorale: Es ist genung Year/Date of Composition Y/D of Comp. | Links to other Sites about the Chorales, Texts & English Translations of Chorales: Sorted by Title, Terms of Use have been cruelly tortured by the devils, Als anfangs sie beschaffen war, [2], The third, central duet is dramatic and therefore not in da capo form but closer to a motet, unified by the instrumental ritornellos. A Serious Consideration of Endless Eternity, O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian Date of Composition 1700-1750 Number of voices 4 Genre Chorale Instrument Voice SATB Collections Yale Collection. Wo lebt ein so beredter Mann, Then let the lust of this world, Motets & Chorales for Events in the LCY / Chorales by Theme (CA.3106003). Bach, the closing chorale from BWV 60. Chorale It is enough: Lord, if it pleases You, then release me! Pleasure can give delight In O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, solo voices perform all movements but the closing chorale. The crowd of the damned Chorale Melody: Wach auf, mein Geist, erhebe dich (1642) / O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (1653) | Composer: Johann Schop / Johann Crüger, This text was used by Bach to begin his ambitious cycle of chorale cantatas on 11th June 1724. [4], The parts are now held by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, shelf number Mus. Bach's Vocal Work. We began with an organ chorale prelude, O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort by Johann Gottfried Walter, a relative of JS Bach's who is known for his Musikalisches Lexicon, one of the first musical reference books written in German.The concerts in this series always follow an established pattern, so the chorale prelude led to a piece of unaccompanied polyphony, William Byrd's Beati mundo corde. 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