B Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685 - 1750 · Baroque

Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht, BWV 55

BWV I, wretched man, a slave to sin

Baroque G minor Religious works Cantatas 15 minutes

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Composed

1726 in Leipzig

First published

1863 (BGA)

Period

Baroque

Catalogue

BWV

Dedication

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Movements

5

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5 movements:; Aria (tenor): Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht (); Recitativo (tenor): Ich habe wider Gott gehandelt (); Aria (tenor): Erbarme dich! (); Recitativo (tenor): Erbarme dich! (); Chorale: Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen ()

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