O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20
BWV
O eternity, thou, word of thunder
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Composed
1724 in Leipzig
First published
1852 (BGA)
Period
Baroque
Catalogue
BWV
Dedication
—
Movements
11
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11
movements (2 parts):; *Prima parte 1. Coro: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort 2. Recitativo (tenor): Kein Unglück ist in aller Welt zu finden 3. Aria (tenor): Ewigkeit, du machst mir bange 4. Recitativo (bass): Gesetzt, es dau'rte der Verdammten Qual 5. Aria (bass): Gott ist gerecht in seinen Werken 6. Aria (alto): O Mensch, errette deine Seele 7. Chorale: Solang ein Gott im Himmel lebt; *Seconda parte 8. Aria (bass): Wacht auf, wacht auf, verlornen Schafe 9. Recitativo (alto): Verlass, o Mensch, die Wollust dieser Welt 10. Aria (aria, tenor): O Menschenkind 11. Chorale: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort
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