Composition: Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | "Komm, gehet und eilet" |
| Alternative title | "Komm, eilet und laufet"; Oster-Oratorium; Oratorium Festo Paschatos |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Christian Friedrich Henrici (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 249 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 11 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1725 |
| First published | 1874 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2820 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred oratorios, Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinfonia | — | — | — |
| Adagio | — | — | — |
| Duetto e Coro: Kommt, eilet und laufet; Duetto: Komm, gehet und eilet (1st-2nd versions) | — | — | — |
| Recitativo (SATB): O kalter Männer Sinn! | — | — | — |
| Aria (Soprano): Seele, deine Spezereien | — | — | — |
| Recitativo (ATB): Hier ist die Gruft | — | — | — |
| Aria (Tenor): Sanfte soll mein Todeskummer | — | — | — |
| Recitativo (SA): Indessen seufzen wir | — | — | — |
| Aria (Alto): Saget, saget mir geschwinde | — | — | — |
| Recitativo (Bass): Wir sind erfreut | — | — | — |
| Chorus: Preis und Dank | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | 2 violins and piano | Norman Carrell |
| view | Sinfonia (No.1) | 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | 3 trumpets and 2 trombones | Stefan Adams |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | organ | Karl Bech-Larsen |
| view | Kommt, eilet und laufet (No.3) | 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba | Stefan Adams |
| view | Aria: 'Sanfte soll mein Todeskummer' (No.7) | 2 flutes, oboe damore, bassoon and 2 violins | Bernhard Runge-Mutzke |
| view | Aria: Saget, saget mir geschwinde (No.9) | horn, 3 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Stefan Adams |
| view | Chorus: Preis und Dank (No.11) | 6 trumpets and 4 trombones | Stefan Adams |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Version II (ca.1738), BC D 8aII | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version II (ca.1738), BC D 8aII | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Version IV (1749/1750), BC D 8bII | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version IV (1749/1750), BC D 8bII | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version IV (1749/1750), BC D 8bII | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version IV (1749/1750), BC D 8bII | — | — | — | 2. Adagio · view 9. Aria: 'Saget, saget mir geschwinde' · view |
| view | Version I (1725), BC D 8aI | parts | Manuscript | 1700 | Incomplete Parts · view |
| view | Version II (ca.1738), BC D 8aII | parts | Manuscript | — | Violins I, II, Bassoon · view |
| view | Version III (ca.1743/1746), BC D 8bI | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Vocal Parts · view |
| view | Version IV (1749/1750), BC D 8bII | parts | Manuscript | 1700 | Trumpet 3/Principal · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Recorder 1/Flute, 2 · view Oboe 1/(Oboe d'amore), 2 · view Bassoon · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D) · view Timpani · view Keyboard · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Sinfonia (Nos.1 & 2), BC D 8aI | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts,selections | — | — | 2. Adagio · view Engraving files (Finale) · view Engraving files (XML) · view |
| view | Complete | parts,selections | — | — | 5. Aria: 'Seele, deine Spezereien' - Soprano (Anhang A: 3 Versions) · view |
| view | Complete | parts,selections | — | — | 9. Aria: 'Saget, saget mir geschwinde' · view Engraving files (Finale) · view Engraving files (XML) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Choral Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins and piano |
Edition Peters | 1959 | Piano Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Cover & Title Page · view |
| view | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | Arrangement for 3 trumpets and 2 trombones |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts (Trumpets (B)) · view Complete Score and Parts (Trumpets (C)) · view |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Karl Bech-Larsen | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Kommt, eilet und laufet (No.3) | Arrangement for 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts (Trumpets (B)) · view Complete Score and Parts (Trumpets (C)) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Sanfte soll mein Todeskummer' (No.7) | Arrangement for 2 flutes, oboe damore, bassoon and 2 violins |
— | — | Oboe d'amore · view Engraving files (Sibelius) · view |
| view | Aria: Saget, saget mir geschwinde (No.9) | Arrangement for horn, 3 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts (Trumpets (B)) · view Complete Score and Parts (Trumpets (C)) · view |
| view | Chorus: Preis und Dank (No.11) | Arrangement for 6 trumpets and 4 trombones |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts (Trumpets (B)) · view Complete Score and Parts (Trumpets (C)) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | — | 2. Adagio · file 9. Aria: 'Saget, saget mir geschwinde' · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | — | 2. Adagio · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For Brass, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau) | 1. Sinfonia · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For Brass Ensemble (Adams) | 2. Adagio · file 3. Kommt, eilet und laufet · file 9. Aria: Saget, saget mir geschwinde · file 11. Chorus: Preis und Dank · file |
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