BWV 70

Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!

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. 7 movements: C · R · A · R · A · R · CPart 2. 4 movements: A · R · A · C

Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! is the title of two church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed a first version, BWV 70a, in Weimar for the second Sunday in Advent of 1716 and expanded it in 1723 in Leipzig to BWV 70, a cantata in two parts for the 26th Sunday after Trinity.

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Libretto

PRIMA PARTE

1. Chorus

Coro (SATB), Oboe, Bassoon, Trumpet

Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! Seid bereit Allezeit, Bis der Herr der Herrlichkeit Dieser Welt ein Ende machet.

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