Ref. |
BWV 106 |
German Title |
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit |
English Title |
God’s Own Time Is The Very Best Of Times (by Richard Stokes) |
Event |
Cantata for Funeral Service |
Composed |
Mühlhausen, 1707
1st performance: 1707-1708 (probably August 10, 1707 ?) - Mühlhausen |
Text: |
Acts 17: 28 (Mvt. 2a); Psalm 90: 12 (Mvt. 2b); Isaiah 38: 1 (Mvt. 2c); Johann Leon (Mvt. 2d); Luke 23: 43 & Martin Luther (Mvt. 3b); Adam Reusner (Mvt. 4) |
BWV 106 Text:
German-1
| German-2
| German-6
| German-7
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-2
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-10
| English-13
| English-14
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Danish-1
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-1
| Dutch-3
| Dutch-6
| French-3
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-2
| Hebrew-3
| Hungarian-1
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-5
| Japanese-6
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Polish-2
| Portuguese-1
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-2
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Chorale Texts:
Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt [BWV 106/2d]
| Mit Fried und Freud [BWV 106/3b]
| In dich hab' ich gehoffet, Herr [BWV 106/4]
|
Scoring |
Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 recorders, 2 violas da gamba, continuo
Mvt. 1: Sonatina | Mvt. 2a: Chorus | Mvt. 2b: Arioso [T] | M2c: Aria [B] | M2d: Chorus & Arioso [A, T, B / S] w/ Instrumental Chorale | M3a: Aria [A] | M3b: Arioso [A] & Chorale [B] | Mvt. 4: Chorus (Chorale) |
BWV 106 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [2.00 MB]
| Score BGA [2.69 MB]
Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 [John Reese]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): [Bach Digital]
Capella:
Complete
[cap]
Finale: PDF Score [1.11 MB]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
[MuseScore]
Reduced Instrumentation: Mvt. 4: Chorus (Chorale) [3:00]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melodies:
Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt [BWV 106/2d]
| Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin [BWV 106/3b]
| In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr [BWV 106/4]
|
References: |
BWV 106 References:
BGA: XXIII | NBA: I/34 | BC: B 18 | Zwang: K 2
| First Published: BG, 1830
| Autograph score (facsimile): ?
| Bach Digital
|
Commentaries: |
BWV 106 Commentaries:
English:
Crouch
| All Music
| Bethlehem
| Emmanuel Music
| Koster
| Mincham
| NBV-AOB
| Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| BK [Dutch]
| EvH [Dutch]
| HT [Dutch]
| JdW [Dutch]
| KL [Dutch]
| Chazot [French]
| Role [French]
| Kantate [Japanese]
| B!52, Odcinek 66 [Polish]
| Reyes [Spanish
|
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