Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
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Complete Cantata
CPDL #28961:
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2013-04-30). Score information: Letter, 44 pages, 1.24 MB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Conductor score. Copyright by Charles H. Giffen for the Choral Public Domain Library. May be freely copied, distributed, performed or recorded for nonprofit use only.
Individual movements
- 1. Aria. Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen. (Basso solo)
CPDL #28962:
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2013-04-30). Score information: Letter, 16 pages, 318 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Conductor score. Copyright by Charles H. Giffen for the Choral Public Domain Library. May be freely copied, distributed, performed or recorded for nonprofit use only.
- 2. Recitativo. Mein Wandel auf der Welt. (Basso solo)
CPDL #28963:
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2013-04-30). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 109 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Conductor score. Copyright by Charles H. Giffen for the Choral Public Domain Library. May be freely copied, distributed, performed or recorded for nonprofit use only.
- 3. Aria. Endlich wird mein Joch. (Basso solo)
CPDL #28964:
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2013-04-30). Score information: Letter, 14 pages, 234 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Conductor score. Copyright by Charles H. Giffen for the Choral Public Domain Library. May be freely copied, distributed, performed or recorded for nonprofit use only.
- 4. Recitativo & Arioso. Ich stehe fertig und bereit. (Basso solo)
CPDL #28965:
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2013-04-30). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 107 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Conductor score. Copyright by Charles H. Giffen for the Choral Public Domain Library. May be freely copied, distributed, performed or recorded for nonprofit use only.
- 5. Chorale. Komm, O Tod, du Schlafes Bruder. (SATB chorus)
- Full score.
CPDL #28966:
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2013-04-30). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 108 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Conductor score. Copyright by Charles H. Giffen for the Choral Public Domain Library. May be freely copied, distributed, performed or recorded for nonprofit use only.
- Choral score.
CPDL #28967:
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2013-04-30). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 98 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Choral score, with organ accompaniment. Copyright by Charles H. Giffen for the Choral Public Domain Library. May be freely copied, distributed, performed or recorded for nonprofit use only.
General Information
Title: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Number of voices: 1+4vv Voicings: Bass solo or SATB
Genre: Sacred, Cantata
Language: German
Instruments: Orchestra, Oboe I & II, English Horn, Violins I & II, Viola, Violoncello, Basso Continuo
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Original text and translations
German text Cantate fur den neunzehnten Sonntage nach Trinitatis
Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen,
Mein Wandel auf der Welt
Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch
Ich stehe fertig und bereit,
Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder, |
English translation Cantata for the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
I will gladly carry the Cross,
My pilgrimage in the world
Finally, finally my yoke
I stand ready and prepared
Come, o death, brother of sleep, |