Composition: Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort, BWV 168 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort |
| Alternative title | Settle account! Word of thunder |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 168 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | B minor |
| Composed | 1725 |
| 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 (bass): Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort | — | — | — |
| Recitative (tenor): Es ist nur fremdes Gut | — | — | — |
| Aria (tenor): Kapital und Interessen | — | — | — |
| Recitative (bass): Jedoch, erschrocknes Herz, leb und verzage nicht | — | — | — |
| Aria (sopranoalto): Herz, zerreiß des Mammons Kette | — | — | — |
| Chorale: Stärk mich mit deinem Freudengeist | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Aria: 'Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort' (No.1) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Kapital und Interessen' (No.3) | oboe damore, viola and cello oboe damore and 2 cellos violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Herz, zerreiss des Mammons Kette' (No.5) | 2 violins and cello 2 violas and cello violin, viola and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Herz, zerreiss des Mammons Kette' (No.5) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
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: 'Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort' · view 2. Recitative: 'Es ist nur fremdes Gut' · view 3. Aria: 'Kapital und Interessen' · view 4. Recitative: 'Jedoch, erschrocknes Herz, leb und verzage nicht' · view 5. Aria: 'Herz, zerreiß des Mammons Kette' · view 6. Chorale: 'Stärk mich mit deinem Freudengeist' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | I. Aria · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Oboe d'amore 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: 'Stärk mich mit deinem Freudengeist' (No.6) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort' (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: 'Kapital und Interessen' (No.3) | Arrangement for oboe damore, viola and cello oboe damore and 2 cellos violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts ( A minor ) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Herz, zerreiss des Mammons Kette' (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello 2 violas and cello violin, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts ( D minor ) · view Complete Score and Parts ( B minor ) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Herz, zerreiss des Mammons Kette' (No.5) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
Recordings/Performances
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