Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Eternity, O awesome word BWV 60
Cantata for the 24th Sunday after Trinity
3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
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- For
- 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
- Product Type
- Study score (Urtext edition)
- Author / Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Arranger
- Paul Horn
- Editor
- Reinhold Kubik
- Product number
- 233027
Description
The cantata Eternity, O awesome word BWV 60, which belongs to Bach’s first Leipzig annual cycle and was written for the 24th Sunday after Trinity Sunday, is one of Bach’s few dialog cantatas. It deals with the conflict between Dread (contralto) and Hope (tenor) in the face of death, which is already the topic of the expansive opening chorale arrangement .
Using a device which was surprisingly dramatic for a Baroque church cantata, the bass joins in as a third vocal part (functioning as Vox C...