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B Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685 - 1750 · Baroque

Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106

BWV Actus Tragicus
Baroque E♭ major 20 minutes
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Sheet music · public domain · 33 editions Open on IMSLP →
Composed
1707 in Mühlhausen?
First published
1830 (BG)
Period
Baroque
Catalogue
BWV
Dedication
Movements
4

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4 movements:; Sonatina (, 20 bars); [Movement in multiple parts, 185 bars]; :a. Chorus: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (-, 50 bars); :b. Arioso (tenor): Ach, Herr, lehre uns bedenken (, 21 bars); :c. Aria (bass): Bestelle dein Haus; denn du wirst sterben (-, 59 bars); :d. Chorus: Es ist der alte Bund (, 55 bars); [Movement in multiple parts, 70 bars]; :a. Aria (alto): In deine Hände befehl ich meinen Geist (, 24 bars); :b. Arioso (bass) & Choral (alto): Heute wirst du mit mir (-, 46 bars); Chorus: Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit (, 51 bars)

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