Johann Sebastian Bach :: Cantata No.60 (O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort [II])


 

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Bach, Johann Sebastian
1685-1750
(b Eisenach, 21 March 1685; d Leipzig, 28 July 1750). German
Cantata No.60 (O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort [II]) <1723>
solos ATB chorus in final chorale only
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Horn is used only to strengthen the cantus firmus.
Source of text: Anon.; no.1, Johann Rist, 1642; no.4, Revelation 14:13; no.5, Franz Joachim Burmeister, 1662. Language: German
I. Duet: "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" — "Herr, ich
warte"
II. Recitative: "O schwerer Gang zum letzten Kampf"
III. Duet: "Mein letztes Lager will mich schrecken"
IV. Recitative: "Der Tod bleibt"
V. Chorus: "Es ist genug, Herr, wenn es dir gefällt"