Composition: Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding, BWV 176 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding |
| Alternative title | There is something defiant and fainthearted |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Christiana Mariana von Ziegler (librettist) and Paul Gerhardt (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 176 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | C minor |
| Composed | 1725 |
| First published | 1888 |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus: Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding | — | — | — |
| Recitative (alto): Ich meine, recht verzagt | — | — | — |
| Aria (soprano): Dein sonst hell beliebter Schein | — | — | — |
| Recitative (bass): So wundre dich, o Meister, nicht | — | — | — |
| Aria (alto): Ermuntert euch, furchtsam und schüchterne Sinne | — | — | — |
| Chorale: Auf daß wir also allzugleich | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Chorus: 'Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding' (No.1) | 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Dein sonst hell beliebter Schein' (No.3) | 3 violins, viola and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Dein sonst hell beliebter Schein' (No.3) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Dein sonst hell beliebter Schein' (No.3) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Aria: 'Dein sonst hell beliebter Schein' (No.2) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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