Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen, BWV 213 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

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• (Posted 2017-09-08)  CPDL #46267: 

Contributor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2017-09-08).  Score information: A4, 56 pages, 3.15 MB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: A scan of the piano-vocal score by Berhard Todt.

General Information

Title: Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen, BWV 213 (Hercules am Scheidewege)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist: Picander

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Cantata

Language: German
Instruments: Orchestra: oboe, oboe d’amore, 2 horns, bassoon, strings, continuo

First published: 1887 in Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 34
Opus: BWV 213, 13 movements
Description: "Dramma per musica," first performed 5 September 1733 for the 11th Birthday of Crown Prince Friedrich Christian of Saxony.

External websites:

• Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)

• View the Wikipedia article on Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen.

• Bach-cantatas site, with links to libretto and translations.

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