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==General Information==
==General Information==
{{Title|''Ach Gott und Herr, wie gross und schwer (Chorale)''}}
{{Title|''Ach Gott und Herr, wie gross und schwer (Chorale)''}}
{{Composer|Johann Sebastian Bach}}
{{Composer|Anonymous}}
{{Arranger|Johann Sebastian Bach}}
{{Lyricist|Martin Rutilius}}


{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
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{{Language|German}}
{{Language|German}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Pub|1|1898|Bach Choral Gesänge, Edition Breitkopf #3765 (1912)}}
{{Pub|1|1625|in ''Leipzig Choral-Buch''}}
{{Pub|2|1627|in {{NoComp|Cantionale, oder Gesängbuch|Johann Hermann Schein}}|no=240}}
{{Pub|3|1898|in {{NoComp|389 Choralgesänge|Johann Sebastian Bach}}|no=3}}
{{Opus|BWV|0255|mvt=1}}
{{Opus|BWV|0255|mvt=1}}


'''Description:'''  
'''Description:''' Bach's arrangement is in C Major. Words by Martin Rutilius, 1604 (or possibly his student, Johann Major in 1613), with ten stanzas. See ''[[Ach Gott und Herr (Johann Hermann Schein)]]'' for an earlier arrangement in C minor.


'''External websites:''' [{{website|bach}}/CM/Ach-Gott-und-Herr.htm#Bach Use of the chorale melody by Bach].
'''External websites:'''  
*[{{website|bach}}/CM/Ach-Gott-und-Herr.htm#Bach Use of the chorale melody by Bach].


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==

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  • (Posted 2002-07-22)  CPDL #03859:     
Editor: Claudio Macchi (submitted 2002-07-22).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 71 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Ach Gott und Herr, wie gross und schwer (Chorale)
Composer: Anonymous
Arranger: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist: Martin Rutilius

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredChorale   Meter: 87. 87 or 447. 447

Language: German
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1625 in Leipzig Choral-Buch
    2nd published: 1627 in Cantionale, oder Gesängbuch, no. 240
    3rd published: 1898 in 389 Choralgesänge, no. 3
Opus: BWV 255

Description: Bach's arrangement is in C Major. Words by Martin Rutilius, 1604 (or possibly his student, Johann Major in 1613), with ten stanzas. See Ach Gott und Herr (Johann Hermann Schein) for an earlier arrangement in C minor.

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Ach Gott und Herr.