Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?, BWV 8
BWV
Beloved God, when will I die?
Sheet music
Sheet music
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Composed
1724 in Leipzig
First published
1851 (BGA)
Period
Baroque
Catalogue
BWV
Dedication
—
Movements
6
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Movements
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6
movements:; Chorus: Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben? (); Aria (tenor): Was willst du dich, mein Geist, entsetzen (); Recitative (alto): Zwar fühlt mein schwaches Herz (); Aria (bass): Doch weichet, ihr tollen, vergeblichen Sorgen! (); Recitative (soprano): Behalte nur, o Welt, das Meine! (); Chorale: Herrscher über Tod und Leben ()
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