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Cantata BWV 140
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme


Ref.

BWV 140

German Title

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme

English Title

Wake up, cries the watchmen’s voice (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 27th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5: 1-10 / 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11; Gospel: Matthew 25: 1-13
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 27th Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1731
1st performance: November 25, 1731 - Leipzig

Text:

Philipp Nicolai (Mvts. 1, 4, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6)

BWV 140 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-8 | English-9 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-3 | Dutch-4 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-2 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-5 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme [BWV 140/1,4,7]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, taille, 2 violins, violin piccolo, viola, horn, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 3: Aria - Duet [S, B] | Mvt. 4: Chorale [T] | Mvt. 5: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 6: Aria - Duet [S, B] | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Scores:

BWV 140 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [2.83 MB] | Score BGA [3.22 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D LEb Thomana 140 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 [cap]
ver 2: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 [cap]
ver 3: Mvt. 7 []
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 [MuseScore]
Score Examples: Continuo 4 - Examples from the Score
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme [BWV 140/1,4,7]

References:

BWV 140 References: BGA: XXVIII | NBA: I/27 | BC: A 166 | Zwang: K 184 | First Published: Leipzig, 1847 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 140 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | E. Scott Smith | Seattle | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | AL [Dutch] | DW [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 22., 2002; Week of August 17, 2008; Week of October 21, 2012; Week of December 3, 2017


Contents

 

Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (1)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (9)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (8)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (4)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (14)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (13)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (25)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (61)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (15) = 151
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4
Discussions - Part 5
Discussions - Part 6 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 7 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 8 (4th round)

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Prepared by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - January 2024)

Cantata BWV 140: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme for 27th Sunday after Trinity (1731)
Details | Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion
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