巴赫康塔塔BWV 55 - Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht

 

Cantata BWV 55 Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht

 

 

 

Ref.	BWV 55
German Title	Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht
English Title	I, wretched man, a slave to sin (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Solo Cantata for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: Philippians 1: 3-11; Gospel: Matthew 18: 23-35 Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 22nd Sunday after Trinity
Composed	Leipzig, 1726 1st performance: November 17, 1726 - Leipzig
Text	Johann Rist (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvts. 1-4)
	German-1 | German-2 | German-6 | NBA Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-3 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 Chorale Text: Werde munter mein Gemüte
Scoring	Soloist: Tenor; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: transverse flute, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, continuo Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Chorale
	Score Vocal & Piano [1.09 MB] | Score BGA [1.14 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 5 Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap] Chorale Melody: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe
References	BGA: XXII/2 | NBA: I/26 | BC: A 157 | Zwang: K 159 | First Published: BG, 1863 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance
Commentary	BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmaniel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of October 27, 2002; Week of February 3, 2008; Week of August 12, 2012

 

 

 

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