Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

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• (Posted 2017-06-04)  CPDL #44862: 

Contributor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2017-06-04).  Score information: A4, 24 pages, 1.56 MB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: A scan of the piano-vocal score by Berhard Todt.

General Information

Title: Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist: Salomon Franck

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB soli

Genre: Sacred, Cantata

Language: German
Instruments: Orchestra: corno da tirarsi [ad lib.], strings, continuo (with bassoon)

First published: 1887 in BGA 33
Opus: BWV 162, 6 movements

Description: For the 20th Sunday after Trinity, the Gospel corresponding in the Roman calendars to Pentecost XIX or OT 28A. The work was probably first performed 3 November 1715 or 25 October 1716, and revived in 1723, when the corno da tirarsi was added (largely doubling the viola). Some performers add a hypothetical 'missing' obligato part to the Soprano aria.

1. Aria (bass): Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe
2. Recitative (tenor): O großes Hochzeitfest
3. Aria (soprano): Jesu, Brunnquell aller Gnaden
4. Recitative (alto): Mein Jesu, laß mich nicht
5. Duetto Aria (alto, tenor): In meinem Gott bin ich erfreut
6. Chorale: Ach, ich habe schon erblicket

External websites:

• Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)

• View the Wikipedia article on BWV 162.

• Bach-cantatas site, with links to libretto and translations.

Original text and translations

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