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Texts & Translations: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Other Vocal BWV 225-249 | Chorales BWV 250-438 | Geistliche Lieder BWV 439-507 | AMN BWV 508-524 | Other Vocal 1081-1089 | BWV Anh | Chorale Texts | Sources | Poets & Composers | Discussions: Texts | Translations: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
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Vocal Works by J.S. Bach: |
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Ver |
Work |
Mvt. |
Year |
Br |
RE |
KE |
Di |
BC |
Type |
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1 |
BWV 64 | Mvt. 4 |
1723 |
255 |
280 |
255 |
14 |
A14:4 |
Chorale [S, A, T, B] |
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1 |
BWV 94 | Mvt. 1 |
1724 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A115:1 |
Chorus (Chorale [S, A, T, B] |
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2~ |
BWV 94 | Mvt. 2 |
1724 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A115:2 |
Aria [B] |
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3 |
BWV 94 | Mvt. 3 |
1724 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A115:3 |
Recitative & Chorale [T] |
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4~ |
BWV 94 | Mvt. 4 |
1724 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A115:4 |
Aria [A] |
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5 |
BWV 94 | Mvt. 5 |
1724 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A115:5 |
Recitative & Chorale [B] |
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6~ |
BWV 94 | Mvt. 6 |
1724 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A115:6 |
Aria [T] |
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6~ |
BWV 94 | Mvt. 7 |
1724 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A115:7 |
Aria [S] |
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7,8 |
BWV 94 | Mvt. 8 |
1724 |
290 |
281 |
291 |
72 |
A115:8 |
Chorale [S, A, T, B] |
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German Text (verses in bold print set by Bach) |
English Translation |
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1 |
Was frag' ich nach der Welt |
Why should I have any concern about the world |
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2 |
Die Welt ist wie ein Rauch, |
The world is like smoke |
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3 |
Die Welt sucht Ehr' und Ruhm |
The world seeks honour and glory |
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4 |
Die Welt sucht Geld und Gut |
The world seeks gold and possessons |
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5 |
Die Welt bekümmert sich, |
The world is troubled |
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6 |
Die Welt kann ihre Lust |
The world cannot exalt |
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7 |
Was frag' ich nach der Welt! |
Why should I have any concern about the world! |
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8 |
Was frag' ich nach der Welt! |
Why should I have any concern about the world! |
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Source: Gesangbuch.org |
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Cantata BWV 64 : Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | DiscussionsGerman Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 |
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Cantata BWV 94 : Recordings | DiscussionsGerman Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-5 |
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Chorales BWV 250-438 Individual Recordings: Hilliard - Morimur | Chorales - Matt | Chorales - Rilling | Preludi ai Corali - Quartetto Italiani di Viola Da Gamba References: Chorales BWV 250-300 | Chorales BWV 301-350 | Chorales BWV 351-400 | Chorales BWV 401-438 Texts & English Translations of Chorales: Sorted by Title Chorale Melodies: Sorted by Title | 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number | Explanation MIDI files of the Chorales: Cantatas BWV 1-197 | Other Vocal Works BWV 225-248 | Chorales BWV 250-438 Articles: The Origin of the Texts of the Chorales [Schweitzer] | The Origin of the Melodies of the Chorales [Schweitzer] | The Chorale in the Church Service [Schweitzer] | Choral / Chorale [Terry] | The History of the Breitkopf Collection of J. S. Bach’s Four-Part Chorales [Braatz] | Chorale Melody Allusions in Bach's Vocal Works [Braatz] Hymnals used by Bach | Abbreviations used for the Chorales | Links to other Sites about the Chorales |
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Texts & English Translations of Chorales : Sorted by Title |
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Texts & Translations: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Other Vocal BWV 225-249 | Chorales BWV 250-438 | Geistliche Lieder BWV 439-507 | AMN BWV 508-524 | Other Vocal 1081-1089 | BWV Anh | Chorale Texts | Sources | Poets & Composers | Discussions: Texts | Translations: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
Last update: ýMay 19, 2008 ý15:26:29