BWV 186

Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht

Overview

OpeningChorus

ScoringCoro (SATB), Soprano solo, Alto solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Fl picc, Fl, Fl dolce, Ob, Ob d'am, Ob da c, Fg, Cor, Cor da c, Cor da tir, Tr, Tr da tir, Ctt, Trb, Timp, Vl solo, Vl picc, Vla d'am, Vlta, Vdg, Vc picc, Vc, Vlne, Org, Cemb

StructurePart 1. 6 movements: C · R · A · R · A · CPart 2. 5 movements: R · A · R · A · C

Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186 is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it originally in Weimar in 1716 for Advent, BWV 186a, and expanded it in Leipzig in 1723 for the seventh Sunday after Trinity, where he first performed it on 11 July 1723.

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Libretto

PRIMA PARTE

1. Chorus

Coro (SATB), Oboe, Oboe da caccia, Bassoon

Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, Dass das allerhöchste Licht, Gottes Glanz und Ebenbild, Sich in Knechtsgestalt verhüllt, Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht!

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