Composition: Es wartet alles auf dich, BWV 187 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Es wartet alles auf dich |
| Alternative title | Everything waits for You |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 187 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | G minor |
| Composed | 1726 |
| First published | 1891 |
| 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
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Chorus: 'Es wartet alles auf dich' (No.1) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Du, Herr, du krönst allein das Jahr' (No.3) | 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 oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 3 violas and cello oboe, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Du, Herr, du krönst allein das Jahr' (No.3) | 2 violins, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Du, Herr, du krönst allein das Jahr' (No.3) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Aria: 'Darum sollt ihr nicht sorgen' (No.4) | violin and 2 violas violin and 2 cellos violin, viola and cello 3 violas viola and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Gott versorget alles Leben' (No.5) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and cello oboe, viola and cello 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Es wartet alles auf dich' · view 2. Recitative: 'Was Kreaturen hält, das große Rund der Welt' · view 3. Aria: 'Du, Herr, du krönst allein das Jahr' · view 4. Aria: 'Darum sollt ihr nicht sorgen' · view 5. Aria: 'Gott versorget alles Leben' · view 6. Recitative: 'Halt ich nur fest an ihm' · view 7. Chorale: 'Gott hat die Erde zugericht' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | 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: 'Gott hat die Erde zugericht' (No.7) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Es wartet alles auf dich' (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Du, Herr, du krönst allein das Jahr' (No.3) | 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 oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 3 violas and cello oboe, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Du, Herr, du krönst allein das Jahr' (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Du, Herr, du krönst allein das Jahr' (No.3) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Darum sollt ihr nicht sorgen' (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and 2 violas violin and 2 cellos violin, viola and cello 3 violas viola and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Gott versorget alles Leben' (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and cello oboe, viola and cello 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view Complete Score and Parts (revoiced) · view |
Recordings/Performances
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