Zion hears the watchmen's voices (1731)

... Pièce centrale de la cantate N°140" Wachet auf" ...

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

Text by Nicolai, Philipp (1556-1608) [Germany]
Adaptor of the text: Rutter, John (born in 1945) [Great Britain]
Edition
Published by Oxford University Press [Great Britain] , 2004 ; in Voiceworks at Christmas (VIII+199 p.)
Ref. : 9780193435537 pp.12-13  (2 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution: Hunt, Peter
Type of material: Full score
Copyright : Oxford University Press
ISMN/ISBN : 0193435535
 
Description
Text in: English + adapted in German
Epoque: 18th century  (1700-1749)
Genre-Style-Form: Hymn (sacred) ; Chorale
Mood of the piece: solemn
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 1
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): A
Tonality: D major
Duration: 2.5 min.
Liturgical Use: Christmas
Number of verses: 2
 

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