Nun ruhen alle Wälder / Now all the woods are sleeping (1727)

( Nun ruhen alle Wälder ; Now all the woods are sleeping ; Mein augen stehn verdrossen ; My heavy eyes are closing ; Breit aus die Flugel beide ; My Jesu stay Thou by me ; Auch euch, ihr meine Lieben ; My lov'd ones rest securely )

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) [ Germany ]

Adaptor of the text: Winkworth, Catherine (1829-1868) [Great Britain]
Edition
Published by ECS Publishing [USA] , 1932
Ref. : 1248  (8 p.) , "St. Dunstan Edition of Sacred Music"
Editor or author of the restitution: Williams, Walter
Type of material: Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
 
Description
Text in: German + adapted in English
Epoque: 18th century  (1700-1749)
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Anthem ; Chorale
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): C
Tonality: F major
Duration: 3.0 min.
Number of verses: 4
Musicological Sources: Harmonization of verse 2 from St. Matthew Passion #16 ; Harmonization of verses 1,3,4 from St. Matthew Passion #46
 

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