Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BWV 135 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
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- (Posted 2022-09-05) CPDL #70689:
- Editor: Claude Tallet (submitted 2022-09-05). Score information: A4, 26 pages, 960 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Based on the scan below.
Whole work
- (Posted 2017-04-23) CPDL #44187:
- Contributor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2017-04-23). Score information: A4, 20 pages, 1000 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: A scan of the piano-vocal score by Berhard Todt.
Individual movements
1. Chorus: Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder
- Tune by Hans Leo Hassler, 1601. See Herzlich thut mich verlangen (Johann Sebastian Bach) for other arrangements and languages for this tune.
General Information
Title: Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BWV 135
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist: Cyriakus Schneegaß
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Cantata
Language: German
Instruments: Orchestra: 2 oboes, cornetto, trombone, strings, continuo
First published: 1881 in Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe 28
Opus: BWV 135, 6 movements
Description: First performed 25 June 1724, the Third Sunday after Trinity (in the Roman calendars Luke 15 is read on Pentecost III/OT 24C). The brass instruments play colla parte the Passion Choral with, respectively, the soprano (final chorale) and the bass (1st movement).
External websites:
- Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
View the Wikipedia article on BWV 135.
- Bach-cantatas site, with links to libretto and translations.
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder. Visit the external website(s) listed above for the original text and/or translations.