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Cantata BWV 3
Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid [I] |
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Ref. |
BWV 3 |
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German Title |
Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid [I] |
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English Title |
Ah God, what deep affliction [I] (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Romans 12: 6-16; Gospel: John 2: 1-11 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1725
1st performance: January 14, 1725 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Martin Moller (Mvts. 1, 2, 6); Anon (Mvts. 3-5) |
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German Text | German-2 | Translations: Arabic-1 | Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-2 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-1 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: horn, trombone, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative & Chorale | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.50 MB] | Score BGA [1.87 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver 2 [cap]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score
Chorale Melody: Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht II |
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References |
BGA: I | NBA: I/5 | BC: A 33 | Zwang: K 108 | First Published: BG, 1851 | Autograph score (facsimile): Private collection, Switzerland | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of January 19, 2003; February 11, 2007; Week of December 13, 2009 |
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