Composition: Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist, BWV 45 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist |
| Alternative title | You have been told, O man, what is Good |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Johann Heermann (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 45 |
| Instrumentation | alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | E major |
| Composed | 1726 |
| First published | 1862 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1020 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Chorus: 'Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist' (No.1) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Weiß ich Gottes Rechte' (No.3) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Weiß ich Gottes Rechte' (No.3) | 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 | Arioso: 'Es werden viele zu mir sagen an jenem Tage' (No.4) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 5 violas 4 violas and cello 5 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Wer Gott bekennt' (No.5) | flute, violin and cello flute, viola and cello flute and 2 cellos 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Wer Gott bekennt' (No.5) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist' · view 2. Recitativo: 'Der Höchste läßt mich seinen Willen wissen' · view 3. Aria: 'Weiß ich Gottes Rechte' · view 4. Arioso: 'Es werden viele zu mir sagen an jenem Tage' · view 5. Aria: 'Wer Gott bekennt' · view 6. Recitativo: 'So wird denn Herz und mund' · view 7. Choral: 'Gib, daß ich tu mit fleiß' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Choral: 'Gib, daß ich tu mit fleiß' (No.7) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist' (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (in C major ) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Weiß ich Gottes Rechte' (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (in A minor ) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Weiß ich Gottes Rechte' (No.3) | 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 (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (in E minor ) · view |
| view | Arioso: 'Es werden viele zu mir sagen an jenem Tage' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 5 violas 4 violas and cello 5 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (in G major ) · view Complete Score and Parts (for Violas and Cellos in C major ) · view Complete Score and Parts (for Cellos in C major , original voicing) · view Complete Score and Parts (for Cellos in C major , revoiced) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Wer Gott bekennt' (No.5) | Arrangement for flute, violin and cello flute, viola and cello flute and 2 cellos 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Wer Gott bekennt' (No.5) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
Recordings/Performances
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