O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 11 movements (2 parts)
Composition Year 1724 in Leipzig
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Editor Moritz Hauptmann (1792–1868)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 2 (pp.291-327)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1852. Plate B.W. II.
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Editor Moritz Hauptmann (1792–1868)
First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 2 (pp.1-37)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1852. Plate B.W. II.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4532.
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Editor Moritz Hauptmann (1792–1868)
Melvin P. Unger
First edition
Publisher. Info. Melvin P. Unger, after
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 2 (pp.291-327)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1852. Plate B.W. II.
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Misc. Notes This is an annotated/analyzed full score using the Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe.
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 Complete Score (EU)
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Editor James Carson Webster (b. 1942)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie I, Band 15 (pp.133-78)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1967. Plate BA 5029.
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⇒ 11 more: 2. Recitativo: 'Kein Unglück ist in aller Welt zu finden' • 3. Aria: 'Ewigkeit, du machst mir bange' • 4. Recitativo: 'Gesetzt, es dau'rte der Verdammten Qual' • 5. Aria: 'Gott ist gerecht in seinen Werken' • 6. Aria: 'O Mensch, errette deine Seele' • 7. Chorale: 'Solang ein Gott im Himmel lebt' • 8. Aria: 'Wacht auf, wacht auf, verlornen Schafe' • 9. Recitativo: 'Verlass, o Mensch, die Wollust dieser Welt' • 10. Aria: 'O Menschenkind' • 11. Chorale: 'O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort' • Engraving files (MuseScore)

Editor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell
Publisher. Info. Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, 2021.
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Parts

⇒ 5 more: Trumpet (C) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4532.
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⇒ 7 more: Oboe 2 • Oboe 3 • Trumpet (C) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4532.
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Vocal Scores

Arranger Bernhard Todt (1822–1907), piano reduction
Language German / French
Translator Gustave Bret (1875–1969), French text
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1891). Plate J.S.B. I.20.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Misc. Notes Based on the Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Chorus: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (No.1)

For 3 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos (Bartoli)

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Arranger Russ Bartoli (b. 1951)
Publisher. Info. Peter Lang, 2016.
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Aria: Ewigkeit, du machst mir bange (No.3)

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Arranger Peter Lang
Publisher. Info. Peter Lang, 2013.
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Aria: Gott ist gerecht in seinen Werken (No.5)

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Arranger Peter Lang
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For String Quartets (Bartoli and Lang)

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Arranger Peter Lang
Russ Bartoli
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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
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Aria: O Mensch, errette deine Seele (No.6)

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Arranger Peter Lang
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Aria: Wacht auf, wacht auf, verlornen Schafe (No.8)

For Sextets: Oboe ad lib. with Strings (Lang)

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Arranger Peter Lang
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For String Quintets (Bartoli and Lang)

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Arranger Peter Lang
Russ Bartoli
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Books

Editor Antonio Armendáriz (2nd edition)
Language German / Spanish / French / English
Publisher. Info. Lodosa: Antonio Armendáriz Navarro
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Textos explicativos en cuatro idiomas (alemán, español, francés e inglés). Partituras de alta calidad , con textos en alemán y español.
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Other

Selections (Nos.7, 11)

Editor Frieder Rempp (b. 1942)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie III, Band 2.2
Choräle und geistliche Lieder, Teil 2 (pp.17)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1996. Plate BA 5076.
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Misc. Notes From Chorale der Sammlung C.P.E. Bach nach dem Druck von 1784-1787.
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7/11. As "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" (More details) (No.26)
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General Information

Work Title O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort
Alternative. Title O eternity, thou, word of thunder
Name Translations おお永遠、そは雷のことば BWV20; O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort BWV 20; O Ewigkeit du Donnerwort; O Ewigkeit; O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, רי"ב 20
Name Aliases BWV20
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179100693; LCCN: no90015428; GND: 300006977; BNE: XX5043156
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 20 ; BC A95
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 428
Key F major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 11 movements (2 parts):
  • Prima parte
1. Coro: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort
2. Recitativo (tenor): Kein Unglück ist in aller Welt zu finden
3. Aria (tenor): Ewigkeit, du machst mir bange
4. Recitativo (bass): Gesetzt, es dau'rte der Verdammten Qual
5. Aria (bass): Gott ist gerecht in seinen Werken
6. Aria (alto): O Mensch, errette deine Seele
7. Chorale: Solang ein Gott im Himmel lebt
  • Seconda parte
8. Aria (bass): Wacht auf, wacht auf, verlornen Schafe
9. Recitativo (alto): Verlass, o Mensch, die Wollust dieser Welt
10. Aria (aria, tenor): O Menschenkind
11. Chorale: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1724 in Leipzig
First Performance. 1724-06-11 in Leipzig
First Publication. 1852 (BGA)
Librettist see below
Johann Rist (1607–1667) (Nos.1, 7, 11)
Anonymous (Nos.2-6, 8-10)
Language German
Dedication 1st Sunday after Trinity
Average DurationAvg. Duration 31 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation alto, tenor, bass; mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail 3 oboes, trumpet da tirarsi, strings, continuo (harpsichord and/or organ)
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
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