Composition: Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Widerstehe doch der Sünde |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Georg Christian Lehms (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 54 |
| Instrumentation | alto, strings and continuo |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1714 |
| First published | 1863 |
| Dedication | ; |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 840 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aria (alto): Widerstehe doch der Sünde | — | E flat major | — |
| Recitativo (alto): Die Art verruchter Sünden | — | C minor | — |
| Aria (alto): Wer Sünde tut, der ist vom Teufel | — | E flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Aria: 'Widerstehe doch der Sünde' (No.1) | 5 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Aria: 'Widerstehe doch der Sünde' (No.1) | guitar | Ben Beuming |
| view | Aria: 'Wer Sünde tut, der ist vom Teufel' (No.3) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos violin and 3 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Wer Sünde tut, der ist vom Teufel' (No.3) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | — | Cambridge Concentus (orchestra) | — | Complete Performance (lossy) | |
| view | Synthesized | Aria: 'Widerstehe doch der Sünde' (No.1) | — | — | Synthesized Performance ( E flat major , original key) Synthesized Performance ( G major , transposed) |
| view | Synthesized | Aria: 'Widerstehe doch der Sünde' (No.1) | — | For 5 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance |
| view | Synthesized | Aria: 'Wer Sünde tut, der ist vom Teufel' (No.3) | — | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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