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B Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685 - 1750 · Baroque

Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26

BWV Ah! how fleeting, ah! how futile
Baroque A minor Religious works Cantatas 19 minutes
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Composed
1724 in Leipzig
First published
1855 (BGA)
Period
Baroque
Catalogue
BWV
Dedication
Movements
6

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6 movements:; Chorale fantasia: Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (); Aria (tenor): So schnell ein rauschend Wasser schießt (); Recitativo (alto): Die Freude wird zur Traurigkeit (-); Aria (bass): An irdische Schätze das Herze zu hängen (); Recitativo (soprano): Die höchste Herrlichkeit und Pracht (-); Chorale: Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig ()

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