Composition: Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim, BWV 89 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim |
| Alternative title | What am I to make of you, Ephraim? |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Johann Heermann (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 89 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | C minor |
| Composed | 1723 |
| First published | 1872 |
| 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 (bass): Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim | — | C minor | — |
| Recitativo (alto): Ja, freilich sollte Gott | — | G minor | — |
| Aria (alto): Ein unbarmherziges Gerichte | — | D minor | — |
| Recitativo (soprano): Wohlan! mein Herze legt Zorn, Zank und Zwietracht hin | — | F major | — |
| Aria (soprano): Gerechter Gott, ach, rechnest du? | — | B flat major | — |
| Choral: Mir mangelt zwar sehr viel | — | G minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Aria: 'Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim' (No.1) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Ein unbarmherziges Gerichte' (No.3) | violin and viola violin and cello 2 violas viola and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Gerechter Gott, ach, rechnest du?' (No.5) | soprano, trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Aria: 'Gerechter Gott, ach, rechnest du?' (No.5) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos oboe, violin and cello oboe, viola and cello oboe and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
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. Aria: 'Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim' · view 2. Recitativo: 'Ja, freilich sollte Gott' · view 3. Aria: 'Ein unbarmherziges Gerichte' · view 4. Recitativo: 'Wohlan! mein Herze legt Zorn, Zank und Zwietracht hin' · view 5. Aria: 'Gerechter Gott, ach, rechnest du?' · view 6. Choral: 'Mir mangelt zwar sehr viel' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Oboe 1, 2 · view Horn (C) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Choral: 'Mir mangelt zwar sehr viel' (No.6) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim' (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ein unbarmherziges Gerichte' (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and viola violin and cello 2 violas viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Gerechter Gott, ach, rechnest du?' (No.5) | Arrangement for soprano, trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view Soprano · view Trumpet · view Organ · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Gerechter Gott, ach, rechnest du?' (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos oboe, violin and cello oboe, viola and cello oboe and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Aria: 'Gerechter Gott, ach, rechnest du?' (No.5) | Michel Rondeau (trumpet) and Katryn Palmer (soprano) and Thomas Annand (organ) | For Soprano, Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria: 'Gerechter Gott, ach, rechnest du?' (No.5) | For Soprano, Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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