Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 movements |
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Composition Year | 1726 in Leipzig |
Genre Categories | Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; |
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Complete Score
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Complete Score
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⇒ 6 more: 2. Recitativo: 'Mein Leben hat kein ander Zeil' • 3. Aria: 'Wilkommen! will ich sagen' • 4. Recitativo: 'Ach, wer doch schon im Himmel wär!' • 5. Aria: 'Gute Nacht, du Weltgetummel' • 6. Chorale: 'Welt, ade! Ich bin dein mude' • Engraving files (MuseScore)
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Work Title | Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende |
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Alternative. Title | Who knows how near is my end? |
Name Translations | Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende?; Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende? BWV 27; Wer weiß; Wer weiss; わが終わりの近きを誰ぞ知らん; Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende?, BWV 27 |
Name Aliases | 誰ぞ知らん、わが終わりの近きを |
Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 175409851; LCCN: n84072771; GND: 300007078; |
Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | BWV 27 ; BC A 138 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJB 707 |
Key | C minor |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 movements:
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1726 in Leipzig |
First Performance. | 1726-10-06 in Leipzig |
First Publication. | 1855 (BGA) |
Librettist | see below
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Language | German |
Dedication | 16th Sunday after Trinity |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 19 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass; mixed chorus (SSATB), orchestra |
InstrDetail | 2 oboes (1st also oboe da caccia), horn, strings, continuo (harpsichord and/or organ obbligato) |
Manuscript Sources | Bach Digital (source list) |
External Links | Wikipedia article J.S. Bach.org Bach.de (German) Bach-Cantatas.com Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende - Scores at Sheet Music Plus |
Extra Information | Commentary on the movements, etc. |