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B Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685 - 1750 · Baroque

Wachet, betet, seid bereit allezeit!, BWV 70a

BWV 70a; BC [A 4] Watch! Pray! Pray! Watch!
Baroque C major
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Composed
1716 in Weimar
First published
Period
Baroque
Catalogue
BWV 70a; BC [A 4]
Dedication
Movements
6

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6 movements:; Chorus: Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! (, C, 80 measures) (BWV 70, No.1); Aria (alto): Wenn kömmt der Tag, an dem wir ziehen, (, 3/4, 92 measures) (BWV 70, No.3); Aria (soprano): Laßt der Spötter Zungen schmähen (, C, 41 measures) (BWV 70, No.5); Aria (tenor): Hebt euer Haupt empor (, C, 52 measures) (BWV 70, No.8); Aria (bass): Seligster Erquickungstag (, 3/4, 68 measures) (BWV 70, No.10); Chorale: Nicht nach Welt, nach Himmel nicht (, C, 13 measures) (BWV 70, No. 11)

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