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B Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685 - 1750 · Baroque

O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20

BWV O eternity, thou, word of thunder
Baroque Religious works Cantatas 31 minutes
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Sheet music · public domain · 18 editions Open on IMSLP →
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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