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:'''Edition notes:''' This edition contains editorial dynamics and expressive markings. | :'''Edition notes:''' This edition was transcribed from the 1751 C.P.E. Bach edition of The Art of Fugue and adapted for SATB ensemble. This version contains editorial dynamics and expressive markings. | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
'''Title:''' ''Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit''<br> | '''Title:''' ''Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit, BWV 668''<br> | ||
{{Composer|Johann Sebastian Bach}} | {{Composer|Johann Sebastian Bach}} | ||
{{Lyricist|}} | {{Lyricist|}} | ||
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{{Language|German}} | {{Language|German}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
{{Pub|1| | {{Pub|1|1751}} | ||
'''Description:''' This is a choral setting of BWV 668, often referred to as Bach's "Deathbed Chorale". Published in | '''Description:''' This is a choral setting of BWV 668, often referred to as Bach's "Deathbed Chorale". Published in 1751 at the end of the Art of Fugue, this four-part chorale is likely the last piece of music that Bach ever wrote. This verson for SATB chorus features the text that Bach used as his title: "Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit." | ||
'''External websites:''' http://www.patrickdunnevant.com | |||
==Original text and translations== | |||
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{{Text|German| | |||
Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, | Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, | ||
O Gott, und dich demütig bitt: | O Gott, und dich demütig bitt: | ||
Wenn doch dein gnädig Angesicht | Wenn doch dein gnädig Angesicht | ||
Von mir blutarmen Sünder nicht. | Von mir blutarmen Sünder nicht. | ||
Ein selig ende mir bescher, | Ein selig ende mir bescher, | ||
Am jüngsten tag erweck mich, Herr! | Am jüngsten tag erweck mich, Herr! | ||
Daß ich dich schaue ewiglich. | Daß ich dich schaue ewiglich. | ||
Amen, Amen, erhöre mich.}} | |||
Amen, Amen, erhöre mich. | {{mdl}} | ||
{{Translation|English| | |||
Before your throne I now appear, | Before your throne I now appear, | ||
O God, and bid you humbly, | O God, and bid you humbly, | ||
Turn not your merciful face | Turn not your merciful face | ||
From me, a pale sinner. | From me, a pale sinner. | ||
Confer on me a blessed end, | Confer on me a blessed end, | ||
On the last day awaken me, Lord! | On the last day awaken me, Lord! | ||
That I may see you eternally. | That I may see you eternally. | ||
Amen, Amen, hear me.}} | |||
Amen, Amen, hear me. | {{btm}} | ||
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[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Baroque music]] | [[Category:Baroque music]] |
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- Editor: Patrick Dunnevant (submitted 2019-09-29). Score information: Letter, 15 pages, 972 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: This edition was transcribed from the 1751 C.P.E. Bach edition of The Art of Fugue and adapted for SATB ensemble. This version contains editorial dynamics and expressive markings.
General Information
Title: Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit, BWV 668
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Chorale
Language: German
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1751
Description: This is a choral setting of BWV 668, often referred to as Bach's "Deathbed Chorale". Published in 1751 at the end of the Art of Fugue, this four-part chorale is likely the last piece of music that Bach ever wrote. This verson for SATB chorus features the text that Bach used as his title: "Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit."
External websites: http://www.patrickdunnevant.com
Original text and translations
German text Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, |
English translation Before your throne I now appear, |