Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (Franck, Michael)

Authorship Note
This chorale's melody was slightly modified by Johann Crüger in 1661.

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 chorale
First Publication	Franck's original melody: 1657 in Geistliches Harpffen-Spiel (no.24) Crüger's modified melody: 1661 in Praxis pietatis melica (10th edition)
Genre Categories	Chorales; Religious works; Sacred hymns; Hymns; For 4 voices; For unaccompanied voices; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; German language; For 3 flutes (arr); For 3 players (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); For 3 recorders (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr)
Related Works	Die Choralmelodien (Orgelbüchlein: No.45) Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26, by Johann Sebastian Bach (No.6)

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores
- 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
  - 2.2.1 For 3 Flutes or Recorders (Wehlte)
3 General Information
4 Navigation etc.

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score (melody only) (EU)
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Editor	Heinz-Harald Löhlein (b. 1947)
Publisher. Info.	Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie IV, Band 1 (pp.XX) Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1983. Plate BA 5056. URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. This edition was published by Bärenreiter in Germany over 25 years ago and is in the public domain in its country of origin. In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland). In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material). You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States. More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 3 Flutes or Recorders (Wehlte)

Score and Parts
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General Information

Work Title	Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig
Alternative. Title	Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig ; Ah, how worthless and how shallow ; Ach, jak marny, jak nietrwały
Composer	Franck, Michael
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Zahn 1887a (Franck's original melody) Zahn 1887b (Crüger's modified melody)
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IMF 1
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 chorale
First Publication.	Franck's original melody: 1657 in Geistliches Harpffen-Spiel (no.24) Crüger's modified melody: 1661 in Praxis pietatis melica (10th edition)
Librettist	Michael Franck (1609–1677)
Language	German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Baroque
Piece Style	Renaissance
Instrumentation	4 voices (cantus, altus, tenor, bassus)
Related Works	Die Choralmelodien (Orgelbüchlein: No.45) Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26, by Johann Sebastian Bach (No.6)
External Links	Wikipedia article Hymnary.org

Navigation etc.

According to Grove Music, "Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig has enjoyed enduring popularity; it forms the basis of J.S. Bach's cantata (BWV 26) of the same name, and is Franck's only song in the modern German Protestant hymnal."