Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56
BWV
I would gladly carry the Cross-beam
Sheet music
Sheet music
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Composed
1726 in Leipzig
First published
1863 (BGA)
Period
Baroque
Catalogue
BWV
Dedication
—
Movements
5
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Movements
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5
movements: 1. Aria (bass): Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen 2. Recitative (bass): Mein Wandel auf der Welt 3. Aria (bass): Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch 4. Recitative and Arioso (bass): Ich stehe fertig und bereit 5. Chorale: Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder
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