Composition: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 99 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Was Gott tut, das ist Wohlgethan |
| Alternative title | What God deals is dealt bountifully |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 99 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | 1724 |
| First published | 1875 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorale: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgethan | — | G major | — |
| Recitativo (bass): Sein Wort der Wahrheit stehet fest | — | B minor | — |
| Aria (tenor): Erschüttre dich nur nicht, verzagte Seele | — | E minor | — |
| Recitativo (alto): Nun, der von Ewigkeit geschloßne Bund | — | B minor | — |
| Aria Duetto (sopranoalto): Wenn des Kreuzes Bitterkeiten | — | B minor | — |
| Choral: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan | — | G major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Chorale: 'Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgethan' (No.1) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Chorale: 'Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgethan' (No.1) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Aria: 'Erschüttre dich nur nicht, verzagte Seele' (No.3) | violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos flute, viola and cello flute and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Erschüttre dich nur nicht, verzagte Seele' (No.3) | flute and piano | André Papillon |
| view | Aria: 'Erschüttre dich nur nicht, verzagte Seele' (No.3) | 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos flute, 2 violins, viola and cello flute, 2 violins and 2 cellos flute, violin, 2 violas and cello flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos flute, oboe, violin, viola and cello flute, oboe, violin and 2 cellos flute, oboe, 2 violas and cello flute, oboe, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1724 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (clefs and transpositions as in BGA, manuscript) Complete Score (modern clefs and transpositions) Engraving files (Lilypond) |
| view | Aria Duetto: 'Wenn des Kreuzes Bitterkeiten' (No.5) | — | — | — | Complete Score Engraving files (Sibelius) |
| view | Aria Duetto: 'Wenn des Kreuzes Bitterkeiten' (No.5) | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorale: 'Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgethan' 2. Recitativo: 'Sein Wort der Wahrheit stehet fest' 3. Aria: 'Erschüttre dich nur nicht, verzagte Seele' 4. Recitativo: 'Nun, der von Ewigkeit geschloßne Bund' 5. Aria Duetto: 'Wenn des Kreuzes Bitterkeiten' 6. Choral: 'Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan' Engraving files (MuseScore) |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Oboe |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute (for single-sided print or screen) Flute (for double-sided print) Oboe d'amore Oboe (transposed from Oboe d'amore) Horn (C) Violins I Violins II Violas Continuo (Cellos/Basses) Continuo with Figured Bass (Cellos/Basses, Keyboard) |
| view | Aria Duetto: 'Wenn des Kreuzes Bitterkeiten' (No.5) | parts | — | — | Complete Parts |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score |
| view | Chorale: 'Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgethan' (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Chorale: 'Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgethan' (No.1) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| view | Aria: 'Erschüttre dich nur nicht, verzagte Seele' (No.3) | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos flute, viola and cello flute and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Erschüttre dich nur nicht, verzagte Seele' (No.3) | Arrangement for flute and piano |
André Papillon | 2017 | Complete Score Flute Part |
| view | Aria: 'Erschüttre dich nur nicht, verzagte Seele' (No.3) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos flute, 2 violins, viola and cello flute, 2 violins and 2 cellos flute, violin, 2 violas and cello flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos flute, oboe, violin, viola and cello flute, oboe, violin and 2 cellos flute, oboe, 2 violas and cello flute, oboe, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Chorale: 'Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgethan' (No.1) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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