Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß, BWV 134 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
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- (Posted 2017-04-22) CPDL #44154:
- Contributor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2017-04-22). Score information: A4, 36 pages, 2.05 MB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: A scan of the piano-vocal score by Berhard Todt.
General Information
Title: Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß, BWV 134
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Cantata
Language: German
Instruments: Orchestra: 2 oboes, strings, continuo
First published: 1881 in Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 28
Opus: BWV 134, 6 movements
Description: First performed Easter Tuesday, 11 April 1724; revived with new recitatives 27 March 1731; thoroughly revised 12 April 1735. The earliest form of the music is as the New Years cantata Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht, BWV 134a, written for Köthen 1 January 1719.
External websites:
- Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
- Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
View the Wikipedia article on BWV 134.
View the Wikipedia article on BWV 134a.
- Bach-cantatas site, with links to libretto and translations.
Original text and translations
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