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Ref.: |
BWV 4; BWV 4.1 [Mühlhausen version]; BWV 4.2 [Leipzig version]; BC A 54 |
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German Title: |
BGA: Christ lag in Todesbanden
NBA: Christ lag in Todes Banden |
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English Title: |
Christ lay in the Bonds of Death (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event: |
Chorale Cantata for Easter Day [Easter Sunday]
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 5: 6-8; Gospel: Markus 16: 1-8
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Easter |
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Composed: |
Mühlhausen, 1707-1708; Revised: Leipzig, 1724 & 1725
1st performance: 1707-1708? - Mühlhausen
2nd performance: April 9, 1724 - Leipzig
3rd performance: April 1, 1725 - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Martin Luther |
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BWV 4 Text:
German-1
| German-2
| German-6 (1)
| German-6 (2)
| German-7 (1)
| German-7 (2)
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-2
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-5
| English-6
| English-7
| English-8
| English-10
| English-13
| English-14
Arabic-1
| Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-2
| Dutch-3
| French-1
| French-3
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Hebrew-3
| Hungarian-1
| Hungarian-2
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-1
| Italian-2
| Japanese-6
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Polish-2
| Portuguese-2
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-1
| Spanish-2
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text:
Christ lag in Todesbanden [BWV 4/2-8]
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Scoring: |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra (early version): 2 violins, 2 violas, continuo
Orchestra (later version): cornett, 3 trombones, 2 violins, 2 violas, continuo
Mvt. 1: Sinfonia | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Duet [S, A] | Mvt. 4: Aria [T] | Mvt. 5: Chorus | Mvt. 6: Aria [B] | Mvt. 7: Aria - Duet [S, T] | Mvt. 8: Chorale |
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BWV 4 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [2.81 MB]
| Score BGA [2.68 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-LEb Thomana 4 (early version) | Verschollen BWV 4, Originalstimmen (later version) [Bach Digital]
Chorales:
Mvt. 8 | Mvt. 8 ver
Capella:
Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
| Mvt. 6
| Mvt. 7
| Mvt. 8
| Mvt. 8 ver 2 [cap]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
| Mvt. 6
| Mvt. 7
| Mvt. 8
[MuseScore]
Reduced Instrumentation: Complete Cantata [22:00] | Violin Part
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody:
Christ lag in Todesbanden [BWV 4/1-8]
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References: |
BWV 4 References:
BGA: I | NBA: I/9 | BC: A 54 | Zwang: K 4 | First Published: BG, 1851 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Bach Digital (1) | Bach Digital (2)
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Commentaries: |
BWV 4 Commentaries:
English:
Crouch
| All Music
| Bethlehem
| Emmanuel Music
| Koster
| Mincham
| Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| AL [Dutch]
| BK [Dutch]
| EvH [Dutch]
| HT [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Kantate [Japanese]
| B!52, Odcinek 16 [Polish]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music: |
Music Examples |
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Discussions: |
Week of April 23, 2000; Week of January 23, 2005; Week of May 30, 2010; Week of March 1, 2015 |
