Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme |
| Alternative title | Wake up, cries the watchmen’s voice |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 140 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 7 |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1731 |
| First published | 1847 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1860 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| 1. Chorus: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme | — | — | — |
| 2. Recitative (tenor): Er kommt, er kommt | — | — | — |
| 3. Duet Aria (sopranobass): Wann kommst du, mein Heil | — | — | — |
| 4. Chorale (tenor): Zion hört die Wächter singen | — | — | — |
| 5. Recitative (bass): So geh herein zu mir | — | — | — |
| 6. Duetto Aria (sopranobass): Mein Freund ist mein | — | — | — |
| 7. Chorale: Gloria sei dir gesungen | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Chorus: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (No.1) | 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Chorus: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (No.1) | 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| View | Chorus: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (No.1) | 3 guitars and double bass 3 guitars and bass guitar |
Bernd Rest |
| View | Chorus: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (No.1) | 3 guitars | Vesa Kuokkanen |
| View | Chorus: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (No.1) | trumpet and organ | Jan Chabichou |
| View | Duetto Aria: 'Wann kommst du, mein Heil' (No.3) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | 12 recorders | David Edward Kemp |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, bassoon and horn | Laurie Giles |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | 3 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | voice, trumpet and piano | Shigeru Kan-no |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | 2 flugelhorns and bass trombone | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos viola and 2 cellos 3 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | flute, violin and viola flute and 2 violas |
Ossan Quartet |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | organ | Venanzio Cellitti |
| View | Duetto Aria: 'Mein Freund ist mein' (No.6) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violas and cello oboe, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Duetto Aria: 'Mein Freund ist mein' (No.6) | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Fritz Brodersen | — | Complete Score Engraving files (Capella) |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' 2. Recitative: 'Er kommt, er kommt' 3. Duet Aria: 'Wann kommst du, mein Heil' 4. Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' 5. Recitative: 'So geh herein zu mir' 6. Duetto Aria: 'Mein Freund ist mein' 7. Chorale: 'Gloria sei dir gesungen' Engraving files (MuseScore) |
| View | Complete | parts | Manuscript | 1731 | Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | parts | — | — | Oboe 1, 2, Taille (English Horn) Horn (F) Trumpet (E, Alternate to Horn (F)) Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses Organ/Harpsichord |
| View | Complete | parts | Fritz Brodersen | — | Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Taille (or English Horn) Violins I Violins II Violas Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Keyboard) |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Novello | 1901 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1925 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score Color Cover |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Fritz Brodersen | — | Complete Score |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score Engraving files (Finale) |
| View | Chorale: 'Gloria sei dir gesungen' (No.7) | vocal score | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2008 | Complete Score |
| View | Chorale: 'Gloria sei dir gesungen' (No.7) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) |
| View | Chorale: 'Gloria sei dir gesungen' (No.7) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) |
| View | Chorus: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba |
Michel Rondeau | 2019 | Complete Score and Parts Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| View | Chorus: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (No.1) | Arrangement for 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Chorus: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 guitars and double bass 3 guitars and bass guitar |
Bernd Rest | 2019 | Complete Score Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Guitar 3 Double Bass Bass Guitar (Treble Clef) |
| View | Chorus: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Chorus: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (No.1) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score Trumpet Part |
| View | Duetto Aria: 'Wann kommst du, mein Heil' (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | Arrangement for 12 recorders |
David Edward Kemp | 2019 | Complete Score Complete Parts |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, bassoon and horn |
Hartlepool | — | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | Arrangement for 3 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | Arrangement for voice, trumpet and piano |
— | — | Complete Score Trumpet Part |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 flugelhorns and bass trombone |
Michel Rondeau | 2019 | Complete Score and Parts Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos viola and 2 cellos 3 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | Arrangement for flute, violin and viola flute and 2 violas |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| View | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | Arrangement for organ |
Venanzio Cellitti | 2007 | Complete Score |
| View | Duetto Aria: 'Mein Freund ist mein' (No.6) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violas and cello oboe, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Duetto Aria: 'Mein Freund ist mein' (No.6) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score Complete Parts |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Chorale: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (No.1) | Martha Goldstein, piano | For Piano (Busoni) | Complete Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Complete | — | 1. Chorale: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' 2. Recitative: 'Er kommt, er kommt' 3. Aria: 'Wann kommst du, mein Heil' 4. Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' 5. Recitative: 'So geh herein zu mir' 6. Aria: 'Mein Freund ist mein' 7. Chorale: 'Gloria sei dir gesungen' |
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| View | Synthesized | Chorus: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (No.1) | For 2 Horns, 2 Flugelhorns, 2 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | For 3 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | For Voice and Keyboard (Gomez) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Chorale: 'Zion hört die Wächter singen' (No.4) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Duetto Aria: 'Mein Freund ist mein' (No.6) | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Duetto Aria: 'Mein Freund ist mein' (No.6) | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance |
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