Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

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• (Posted 2017-04-25)  CPDL #44213: 

Contributor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2017-04-25).  Score information: A4, 34 pages, 2.73 MB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: A scan of the piano-vocal score by Berhard Todt. English and German text

General Information

Title: Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
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Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Cantata

Language: German
Instruments: Orchestra: 2 oboes (1 doubling oboe d’amore), horn, strings, continuo

First published: 1881 in Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 28
Opus: BWV 136, 6 movements
Description: First performed 18 July 1723, the 8th Sunday after Trinity. In the Roman calendars Matth. 7's warning against false prophets is read on Pentecost VII (OT 9A).

External websites:

• Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)

• View the Wikipedia article on BWV 136.

• Bach-cantatas site, with links to libretto and translations.

Original text and translations

Visit the external website(s) listed above for the original text and/or translations.