Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
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- Contributor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2017-07-03). Score information: A4, 45 pages, 1.95 MB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: A scan of the piano-vocal score by Berhard Todt. (English and German text)
General Information
Title: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Cantata
Language: German
Instruments: Orchestra: 2 oboes (both doubling oboe d'amore), corno da caccia, strings, continuo
First published: 1888 in Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 35
Opus: BWV 178, 7 movements
Description: First performed 30 July 1724, the 8th Sunday after Trinity.
External websites:
- Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
View the Wikipedia article on BWV 178.
- Bach-cantatas site, with links to libretto and translations.
Original text and translations
Visit the external website(s) listed above for the original text and/or translations. BWV 178 is a chorale cantata, based on the lutheran chorale with the same title. Original text and translations may be found at Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält.