Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
General information
This hymn of Philipp Nicolai appeared in the same collection as his other famous hymn Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, 1599. Again the poet is also considered to be the composer of the melody. Amongst the many choral settings of this hymn the musical cantata setting (BWV 140) by Johann Sebastian Bach is especially famous.
Settings of the hymn on CPDL
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Cantata BWV 140 SATB choir, STB soli, orchestra
- One part of BWV 140, rearranged 4 vv. SATB
- Dietrich Buxtehude
- BuxWV 100 for SSB/SAB choir, 4 violins, and organ
- BuxWV 101 for ATB
- Hubertus Krämer SAB (chorale in bass)
- Felix Mendelssohn No. 16 from Paulus, Op. 36 (verse 1)
- Michael Praetorius
- Motet for SAT+SATB from Musae Sioniae Part V (1607)
- Chorale harmonization SATB
- Chorale setting for SS (or ST) from Musae Sioniae Part V (1607)
- Eva Toller SATB in Swedish
- Stefano Torchio SATB divisi
Text and translations
German text (Philipp Nicolai, 1599) |
English translation (Catherine Winkworth, 1865) |
External links
- Pieces based on Nicolai's Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
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