Composition: Wer da gläubet und getauft wird, BWV 37 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Wer da gläubet und getauft wird |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Philipp Nicolai (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 37 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | A major |
| Composed | 1724 |
| First published | 1857 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1260 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus: Wer da gläubet und getauft wird | — | A major | — |
| Aria (tenor): Der Glaube ist das Pfand der Liebe | — | A major | — |
| Chorale: Herr Gott Vater, mein starker Held! | — | D major | — |
| Recitativo (bass): Ihr Sterblichen, verlanget ihr | — | B minor | — |
| Aria (bass): Der Glaube schafft der Seele Flügel | — | B minor | — |
| Chorale: Den Glauben mir verleihe | — | A major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 4 voices, mixed chorus, organ and orchestra | Robert Franz |
| view | Chorus: 'Wer da gläubet und getauft wird' (No.1) | 3 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Chorus: 'Wer da gläubet und getauft wird' (No.1) | 2 oboe damores, violin, 2 violas and cello 3 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Der Glaube ist das Pfand der Liebe' (No.2) | violin and cello viola and cello 2 cellos violin and viola 2 violas |
Peter Lang |
| view | Chorale: 'Herr Gott Vater, mein starker Held' (No.3) | 2 violins and viola 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Chorale: 'Herr Gott Vater, mein starker Held' (No.3) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Chorale: 'Herr Gott Vater, mein starker Held' (No.3) | organ | Peter Bækgaard |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Wer da gläubet und getauft wird' · view 2. Aria: 'Der Glaube ist das Pfand der Liebe' · view 3. 'Chorale: Herr Gott Vater, mein starker Held!' · view 4. Recitativo: 'Ihr Sterblichen, verlanget ihr' · view 5. Aria: 'Der Glaube schafft der Seele Flügel' · view 6. Chorale: 'Den Glauben mir verleihe' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view Oboe d'amore 1 · view Oboe d'amore 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Oboe d'amore 1, 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses/Bassoon · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Book (with music examples) · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Den Glauben mir verleihe' (No.6) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 voices, mixed chorus, organ and orchestra |
F.E.C. Leuckart | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Wer da gläubet und getauft wird' (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Wer da gläubet und getauft wird' (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 oboe damores, violin, 2 violas and cello 3 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Der Glaube ist das Pfand der Liebe' (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and cello viola and cello 2 cellos violin and viola 2 violas |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Herr Gott Vater, mein starker Held' (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 violins and viola 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view Complete Score and Parts (2 violins, and viola or cello) · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Herr Gott Vater, mein starker Held' (No.3) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Herr Gott Vater, mein starker Held' (No.3) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view Transcription Information · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
Recordings/Performances
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