O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60
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O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort BWV 60 |
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| by J. S. Bach | |
Johann Rist, the author of the hymn
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| Occasion | 24th Sunday after Trinity |
| Performed | 7 November 1723: Leipzig |
| Movements | 6 |
| Cantata text | anonymous |
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O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (O eternity, you word of thunder),BWV 60 is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig for the 24th Sunday after Trinity, first performed on 7 November 1723.
Bach wrote the cantata in 1723 in his first year in Leipzig for the 24th Sunday after Trinity. The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the Epistle to the Colossians, a prayer for the Colossians (), and from the Gospel of Matthew, the story of Jairus' daughter (). The unknown poet sees her rising as foreshadowing the resurrection, expected with an attitude of fear and hope. Two allegorical figures, Furcht (Fear) and Hoffnung (Hope) enter a dialogue. The cantata is opened and closed by a hymn, verse 1 of Johann Rist's "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort", expressing fear, and verse 5 of Franz Burmeister's "Es ist genug". Also in symmetry, two biblical words are juxtaposed in movements 1 and 4. "Herr, ich warte auf dein Heil" (), spoken by Jacob on his deathbed, expresses hope against the fear of the chorale.Selig sind die Toten (Blessed are the dead)() is the answer to a recitative of Fear.
Bach first performed the cantata on 7 November 1723.
The cantata in five movements is scored for alto, tenor and bass soloist, a four-part choir (only for the final chorale), horn, two oboes d'amore, two violins, viola, and basso continuo.
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