Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
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- (Posted 2017-04-25) CPDL #44213:
- Contributor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2017-04-25). Score information: A4, 34 pages, 2.73 MB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: A scan of the piano-vocal score by Berhard Todt. English and German text
General Information
Title: Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Cantata
Language: German
Instruments: Orchestra: 2 oboes (1 doubling oboe d’amore), horn, strings, continuo
First published: 1881 in Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 28
Opus: BWV 136, 6 movements
Description: First performed 18 July 1723, the 8th Sunday after Trinity. In the Roman calendars Matth. 7's warning against false prophets is read on Pentecost VII (OT 9A).
External websites:
- Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
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View the Wikipedia article on BWV 136.
- Bach-cantatas site, with links to libretto and translations.
Original text and translations
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