Composition: Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 74 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten [II] |
| Alternative title | Whoever loves me will keep my Word |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Christiana Mariana von Ziegler (librettist) and Paul Gerhardt (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 74 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1725 |
| First published | 1870 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1440 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus: Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten | — | — | — |
| Aria (soprano): Komm, komm mein Herze steht dir offen | — | — | — |
| Recitative (alto): Die Wohnung ist bereit | — | — | — |
| Aria (bass): Ich gehe hin und komme wieder zu euch | — | — | — |
| Aria (tenor): Kommt, kommt, eilet | — | — | — |
| Recitative (bass): Es ist nichts Verdammliches | — | — | — |
| Aria (alto): Nichts kann mich erretten | — | — | — |
| Chorale: Kein Menschenkind hier auf der Erd | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Chorus: 'Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten' (No.1) | 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Komm, komm mein Herze steht dir offen' (No.2) | oboe, violin and cello oboe, viola and cello oboe and 2 cellos 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Komm, komm mein Herze steht dir offen' (No.2) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Aria: 'Komm, komm mein Herze steht dir offen' (No.2) | organ | Peter Bækgaard |
| view | Aria: 'Ich gehe hin und komme wieder zu euch' (No.4) | violin and cello viola and cello 2 cellos violin and viola 2 violas |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Kommt, kommt, eilet' (No.5) | 3 violins, viola and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Nichts kann mir erretten' (No.7) | 4 violins, viola and cello 3 violins, 2 violas and cello 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 3 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins, 2 violas and cello oboe, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola and cello 2 oboes, violin, 2 violas and cello 2 oboes, violin, viola 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 | — | Fritz Brodersen | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten' · view 2. Aria: 'Komm, komm mein Herze steht dir offen' · view 3. Recitative: 'Die Wohnung ist bereit' · view 4. Aria: 'Ich gehe hin und komme wieder zu euch' · view 5. Aria: 'Kommt, kommt, eilet' · view 6. Recitative: 'Es ist nichts Verdammliches' · view 7. Aria: 'Nichts kann mich erretten' · view 8. Chorale: 'Kein Menschenkind hier auf der Erd' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Oboe 1, 2, English Horn (Oboe da caccia) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (C) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Bassoon) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Fritz Brodersen | — | Soprano solo · view Alto solo · view Tenor solo · view Bass solo · view Chorus · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Oboe da caccia · view Trumpet 1 (C) · view Trumpet 2 (C) · view Trumpet 3 (C) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Bassoon) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Kein Menschenkind hier auf der Erd' (No.8) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Kein Menschenkind hier auf der Erd' (No.8) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten' (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Komm, komm mein Herze steht dir offen' (No.2) | Arrangement for oboe, violin and cello oboe, viola and cello oboe and 2 cellos 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 |
| view | Aria: 'Komm, komm mein Herze steht dir offen' (No.2) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Komm, komm mein Herze steht dir offen' (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view Transcription Information · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich gehe hin und komme wieder zu euch' (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and cello viola and cello 2 cellos violin and viola 2 violas |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Kommt, kommt, eilet' (No.5) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Nichts kann mir erretten' (No.7) | Arrangement for 4 violins, viola and cello 3 violins, 2 violas and cello 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 3 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins, 2 violas and cello oboe, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola and cello 2 oboes, violin, 2 violas and cello 2 oboes, violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | 1. Chorus: 'Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten' · file 2. Aria: 'Komm, komm menin Herze steht dir offen' · file 3. Recitative: 'Die Wohnung is bereit' · file 4. Aria: 'Ich gehe hin und komme wieder zu euch' · file 5. Aria: 'Kommt, kommt, eilet' · file 6. Recitative: 'Es ist nichts verdammliches' · file 7. Aria: 'Nichts kann mir erretten' · file 8. Chorale: 'Kein Menschenkind hier auf der Erd' · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria: 'Komm, komm mein Herze steht dir offen' (No.2) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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