Composition: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit |
| Alternative title | Actus Tragicus |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 106 |
| Instrumentation | alto, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1707 |
| First published | 1830 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1380 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas, Funeral music |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonatina | — | E flat major | 20 |
| Movement in multiple parts | — | — | 185 |
| Movement in multiple parts | — | — | 70 |
| Chorus: Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit | — | E flat major | 51 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Russ Bartoli |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | 4 recorders and continuo | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | 5 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | guitar | Colette Mourey |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | organ | Pierre Gouin |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | organ | Alexandre Guilmant |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | organ | — |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | piano | Jacques Erdos |
| view | Aria: 'In deine Hände befehl ich meinen Geist' (No.3) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos violin, viola and 3 cellos 4 violas and cello 3 violas and 2 cellos 2 violas and 3 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'In deine Hände befehl ich meinen Geist' (No.3) | violin and cello viola and cello 2 cellos violin and viola 2 violas |
Peter Lang |
| view | Chorus: 'Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit' (No.4) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Chorus: 'Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit' (No.4) | 2 trumpets | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1768 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. 'Sonatina' · view 2a. Chorus: 'Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit', 2b. Arioso: 'Ach, Herr, lehre uns bedenken', 2c. Aria: 'Bestelle dein Haus; denn du wirst sterben', 2d. Chorale: 'Es ist der alte Bund' · view 3a. Aria: 'In deine Hände befehl ich meinen Geist' 3b. Arioso: 'Heute wirst du mit mir' · view 4. Chorus: 'Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Recorder (or Flute) 1, 2 · view Bassoon (ad lib.) · view Viola da gamba 1 (Viola) · view Viola da gamba 2 (Cello 1) · view Cello 2 · view Cellos/Basses · view Harpsichord · view Organ · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute (Recorder) 1 · view Flute (Recorder) 2 · view Flute (Recorder) 1/2 · view Viola da gamba 1 · view Viola da gamba 2 · view Viola da gamba 1/2 · view Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | F.E.C. Leuckart | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Chorus Score · view |
| view | Complete | 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 |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | Arrangement for 4 recorders and continuo |
— | — | Complete Score (AATB recorders) · view |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | Arrangement for organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2009 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | Arrangement for organ | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (PMX) · view |
| view | Sonatina (No.1) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'In deine Hände befehl ich meinen Geist' (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos violin, viola and 3 cellos 4 violas and cello 3 violas and 2 cellos 2 violas and 3 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'In deine Hände befehl ich meinen Geist' (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and cello viola and cello 2 cellos violin and viola 2 violas |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit' (No.4) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Cambridge Concentus (orchestra) | — | Complete Performance (lossy) · file | ||
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Jeanette van Wingerden (performer) | — | 1. Sonatina · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Ralph Looij (organ) | For Organ (Guilmant) | 1. Sonatina · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Sonatina (No.1) | — | For 4 Recorders and Continuo (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Sonatina (No.1) | — | For 5 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Sonatina (No.1) | — | For Organ (Gouin) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Sonatina (No.1) | — | For Organ (Guilmant) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Sonatina (No.1) | — | For Organ (Lemmens) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Chorus: 'Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit' (No.4) | — | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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