Composition: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort |
| Alternative title | O eternity, thou, word of thunder |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 20 |
| Instrumentation | alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 11 |
| Keys | F major |
| Composed | 1724 |
| First published | 1852 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1860 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Chorus: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (No.1) | 3 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: Ewigkeit, du machst mir bange (No.3) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: Gott ist gerecht in seinen Werken (No.5) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: Gott ist gerecht in seinen Werken (No.5) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: Gott ist gerecht in seinen Werken (No.5) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Aria: O Mensch, errette deine Seele (No.6) | 2 violins, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello 3 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: Wacht auf, wacht auf, verlornen Schafe (No.8) | 4 violins and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos 2 oboes, 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, 3 violins and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: Wacht auf, wacht auf, verlornen Schafe (No.8) | 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Coro: 'O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort' 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) |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Oboe 1, 2, 3 Trumpet (C) Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Oboe 3 Trumpet (C) Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Book, with score examples |
| view | Selections (Nos.7, 11) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) |
| view | Chorus: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: Ewigkeit, du machst mir bange (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: Gott ist gerecht in seinen Werken (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: Gott ist gerecht in seinen Werken (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: Gott ist gerecht in seinen Werken (No.5) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| view | Aria: O Mensch, errette deine Seele (No.6) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello 3 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: Wacht auf, wacht auf, verlornen Schafe (No.8) | Arrangement for 4 violins and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos 2 oboes, 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, 3 violins and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: Wacht auf, wacht auf, verlornen Schafe (No.8) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Aria: 'Gott ist gerecht in seinen Werken' (No.5) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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