Johann Sebastian Bach :: Cantata No.4 (Christ lag in Todesbanden)


 

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Bach, Johann Sebastian
1685-1750
(b Eisenach, 21 March 1685; d Leipzig, 28 July 1750). German
Cantata No.4 (Christ lag in Todesbanden) <1708>
chorus (optional solos SATB)
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The cornetto and 3tbn double choral parts.
A critical edition of the score with historical and analytical essays is available from Norton.

Source of text: Martin Luther, 1524. Language: German
I. Sinfonia
II. Versus 1: "Christ lag in Todesbanden"
III. Versus 2: "Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt"
IV. Versus 3: "Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn"
V. Versus 4: "Es war ein wunderliche Krieg"
VI. Versus 5: "Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm"
VII. Versus 6: "So feieren wir das hohe Fest"
VIII. Versus 7: "Wir essen und leben wohl"