Wachet, betet, seid bereit allezeit!, BWV 70a (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Wachet, betet, seid bereit allezeit! |
| Alternative title | Watch! Pray! Pray! Watch! |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer Christian Keymann, librettist |
| Opus | BWV 70a |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1716 |
| First published | — |
| 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
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| Chorus: Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! (C80 measures) (BWV 70No.1) | — | C major | — |
| Aria (alto): Wenn kömmt der Tag, an dem wir ziehen, (3/492 measures) (BWV 70No.3) | — | A minor | — |
| Aria (soprano): Laßt der Spötter Zungen schmähen (C41 measures) (BWV 70No.5) | — | E minor | — |
| Aria (tenor): Hebt euer Haupt empor (C52 measures) (BWV 70No.8) | — | G major | — |
| Aria (bass): Seligster Erquickungstag (3/468 measures) (BWV 70No.10) | — | C major | — |
| Chorale: Nicht nach Welt, nach Himmel nicht (C13 measures) (BWV 70No. 11) | — | C major | — |
Arrangements
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Incomplete Parts (Violins, Violas) |
Recordings/Performances
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