O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
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Complete Score
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Moritz Hauptmann (1792–1868)
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Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 2 (pp.291-327)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1852. Plate B.W. II.
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Gustave Bret (1875-1958), French text
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1891). Plate J.S.B. I.20
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).
Based on the Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe
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General Information
| Work Title | O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort |
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| Alternative Title | O eternity, thou, word of thunder |
| Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | BWV 20 |
| Movements/Sections | 11 movements in 2 parts
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| Year/Date of Composition | 1724 |
| First Performance | 1724-6-11 in Leipzig |
| First Publication | 1852 (BGA) |
| Librettist | Anonymous (Hymn by Johann Rist, 1642) |
| Language | German |
| Average Duration | 31 minutes |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | Vocal — Chorus (SATB), Soloists (ATB) Orchestra — 3 Oboes, Trumpet da Tirarsi, Strings, BC |
| External Links | Wikipedia article Bach-Cantatas.com |
Misc. Comments
For the First Sunday after Trinity. This is the first of Bach's Chorale cycle of Cantatas.
Commentary on the movements
Part one
- Coro: "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" for choir, tromba da tirarsi col Soprano, tutti.
- Recitativo: "Kein Unglück ist in aller Welt zu finden" for tenor and continuo.
- Aria: "Ewigkeit, du machst mir bange" for tenor, strings, and continuo.
- Recitativo: "Gesetzt, es dau'rte der Verdammten Qual" for bass and continuo.
- Aria: "Gott ist gerecht in seinen Werken" for bass, oboes, and continuo.
- Aria: "O Mensch, errette deine Seele" for altus, strings, and continuo.
- Chorale: "Solang ein Gott im Himmel lebt" for choir, tromba da tirarsi, oboes I/II, and violin I col Soprano, oboe III & violin II coll'Alto, viola col Tenore, and continuo.
Part two
- Aria: "Wacht auf, wacht auf, verlornen Schafe" for bass and tutti.
- Recitativo: "Verlass, o Mensch, die Wollust dieser Welt" for alto and continuo.
- Aria (Duetto): “O Menschenkind" for altus, tenor, and continuo.
- Chorale: "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" for choir, tromba da tirarsi, oboes I/II, and violin I col Soprano, oboe III & violin II coll'Alto, viola col Tenore, and continuo.
Print Sources Consulted
- Dürr, Alfred. The Cantatas of J.S. Bach. 2 ed. Richard D.P. Jones (Trans).
- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Hauptmann, Moritz/Editor
- Pages with First Editions
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- Todt, Bernhard/Arranger
- Works reprinted by Edwin F. Kalmus
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- Armendáriz, Antonio/Editor
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