Johann Sebastian Bach
Day of reck’ning! Judgment day BWV 168

Cantata for the 9th Sunday after Trinity

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Day of reck’ning! Judgment day BWV 168

Cantata for the 9th Sunday after Trinity

Instrumentation 4 Soloists (SATB), Mixed Choir (SATB), 2 Oboes d'Amore, 2 Violins, Viola and Continuo
Edition Piano reduction Download (Urtext)
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach
Editor Henry S. Drinker Robert Scandrett
Publisher Carus-Verlag
Editor Ulrich Bartels
Lyricist Salomon Franck
Order no. CV31168-03-DL

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The text for Bach's cantata "Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort" was published in Salomon Frank's "Evangelische Andachts-Opffer" as early as 1715, during Bach's time in Weimar. However, the concise but forceful work itself was not composed until ten years later in Leipzig and was first heard on July 29, 1725, the 9th Sunday after Trinity. Its dramatic-musical focus is clearly on the first movement, a sombre, almost operatic scene for baritone and string orchestra in B minor. In contrast, the following aria for tenor with obbligato oboe accompaniment is much more intimate, and the duet between soprano and alto - accompanied only by the continuo - takes a back seat to the first movement in terms of tonal language and expression. In between are two extended recitatives, the first of which leads into an arioso. The range of expression within the cantata is enormous, its opening movement a masterpiece of Bachian drama.

Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort Day of reck'ning! Judgment Day
Es ist nur fremdes Gut This life is not my own
Kapital und Interessen Principal and interest also
Jedoch, erschrocknes Herz Take heart and tremble not
Herz, zerreiß des Mammons Ketten Heart, break free of Mammons's shackles
Stärk mich mit deinem Freudengeist By your atonement make me strong

Language: German English
Pages: 24
Release: 05.06.2025
Term: 17:00
Opus: BWV168
Genre: Sacred & Church Music, Cantata
ISMN: 9790007349585

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