Composition: Komm, du süsse Todesstunde, BWV 161 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Komm, du süsse Todesstunde |
| Alternative title | Come, you sweet hour of death |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Christoph Knoll (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 161 |
| Instrumentation | alto, tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1716 |
| First published | 1887 |
| Dedication | ; |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aria (alto): Komm, du süße Todesstunde | — | — | — |
| Recitative (tenor): Welt, deine Lust ist Last | — | — | — |
| Aria (tenor): Mein Verlangen ist, den Heiland zu umfangen | — | — | — |
| Recitative (alto): Der Schluß ist schon gemacht | — | — | — |
| Chorus: Wenn es meines Gottes Wille | — | — | — |
| Chorale: Der Leib zwar in der Erden | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Aria: 'Komm, du süße Todesstunde' (No.1) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 flutes, 2 violas and cello flute, violin, 2 violas and cello 2 violins and 3 cellos 2 flutes and 3 cellos 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 flutes, viola and 2 cellos flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Mein Verlangen ist, den Heiland zu umfangen' (No.3) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 3 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Chorale: 'Der Leib zwar in der Erden' (No.6) | 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos flute, 2 violins, viola and cello flute, 2 violins and 2 cellos flute, violin, 2 violas and cello flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Chorale: 'Der Leib zwar in der Erden' (No.6) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Chorale: 'Der Leib zwar in der Erden' (No.6) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Chorale: 'Der Leib zwar in der Erden' (No.6) | organ | Peter Bækgaard |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Early Version (BC A 135a) | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Early Version (BC A 135a) | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Early Version (BC A 135a) | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Early Version (BC A 135a) | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Early Version (BC A 135a) | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Aria: 'Komm, du süße Todesstunde' 2. Recitative: 'Welt, deine Lust ist Last' 3. Aria: 'Mein Verlangen ist, den Heiland zu umfangen' 4. Recitative: 'Der Schluß ist schon gemacht' 5. Chorus: 'Wenn es meines Gottes Wille' 6. Chorale: 'Der Leib zwar in der Erden' Engraving files (MuseScore) |
| view | Later Version (BC A 135b) | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Complete Parts Engraving files (MusicXML) |
| view | Early Version (BC A 135a) | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1895 | Complete Score |
| view | Chorale: 'Der Leib zwar in der Erden' (No.6) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (textless) |
| view | Chorale: 'Der Leib zwar in der Erden' (No.6) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) |
| view | Aria: 'Komm, du süße Todesstunde' (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 flutes, 2 violas and cello flute, violin, 2 violas and cello 2 violins and 3 cellos 2 flutes and 3 cellos 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 flutes, viola and 2 cellos flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts (original key and voicing) Complete Score and Parts (in C major and revoiced) |
| view | Aria: 'Mein Verlangen ist, den Heiland zu umfangen' (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 3 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) Complete Score and Parts ( E minor ) |
| view | Chorale: 'Der Leib zwar in der Erden' (No.6) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos flute, 2 violins, viola and cello flute, 2 violins and 2 cellos flute, violin, 2 violas and cello flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) Complete Score and Parts ( E flat major ) |
| view | Chorale: 'Der Leib zwar in der Erden' (No.6) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Chorale: 'Der Leib zwar in der Erden' (No.6) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| view | Chorale: 'Der Leib zwar in der Erden' (No.6) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score Notes Engraving files (Finale) |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Chorale: 'Der Leib zwar in der Erden' (No.6) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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