Composition: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch, BWV 86 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch |
| Alternative title | Truly, truly I say to you if you ask |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Paulus Speratus (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 86 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | E major |
| Composed | 1724 |
| First published | 1872 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1080 |
| 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): Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch | — | E major | — |
| Aria (Alto): Ich will doch wohl Rosen brechen | — | A major | — |
| Chorale (Soprano): Und was der ewig gütig Gott | — | F sharp minor | — |
| Recitativo (Tenor): Gott macht es nicht gleichwie die Welt | — | B minor | — |
| Aria (Tenor): Gott hilft gewiß | — | E major | — |
| Chorale: Die Hoffnung wart' der rechten Zeit | — | E major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Aria: 'Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch' (No.1) | 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch' (No.1) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Ich will doch wohl Rosen brechen' (No.2) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Chorale: 'Und was der ewig gütig Gott' (No.3) | 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and cello oboe, violin, viola and cello 2 oboes, violin and cello 2 oboes, viola and cello oboe, 2 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and cello 3 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Chorale: 'Und was der ewig gütig Gott' (No.3) | organ and soprano | Alain Brunet |
| view | Chorale: 'Und was der ewig gütig Gott' (No.3) | organ | Peter Bækgaard |
| view | Aria: 'Gott hilft gewiß' (No.5) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Gott hilft gewiß' (No.5) | string quartet | Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Gott hilft gewiß' (No.5) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1724 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Aria: 'Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch' · view 2. Aria: 'Ich will doch wohl Rosen brechen' · view 3. Chorale: 'Und was der ewig gütig Gott' · view 4. Recitativo: 'Gott macht es nicht gleichwie die Welt' · view 5. Aria: 'Gott hilft gewiß' · view 6. Chorale: 'Die Hoffnung wart' der rechten Zeit' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Oboe 1, 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Die Hoffnung wart' der rechten Zeit' (No.6) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch' (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (transposed to G major ) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch' (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (transposed to G major ) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich will doch wohl Rosen brechen' (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Und was der ewig gütig Gott' (No.3) | Arrangement for 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and cello oboe, violin, viola and cello 2 oboes, violin and cello 2 oboes, viola and cello oboe, 2 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and cello 3 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts (Oboes ad lib., in original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (revoiced, in original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (revoiced, in A Major) · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Und was der ewig gütig Gott' (No.3) | Arrangement for organ and soprano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Und was der ewig gütig Gott' (No.3) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view Transcription Information · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Gott hilft gewiß' (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (transposed to C Major) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Gott hilft gewiß' (No.5) | Arrangement for string quartet |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (transposed to C Major) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Gott hilft gewiß' (No.5) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
Recordings/Performances
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