| Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Lord my God, my heart and soul were sore distressed |
| Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (1. Fassung) |
| Kantate zum 3. Sonntag nach Trinitatis und für alle Zeit |
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| The edition allows for the performance of this cantate in the various forms which Bach himself used. The solo parts for high voice are always allotted primarily to the voice specified by Bach in Leipzig, with the alternative authorized by the Weimar and Cöthen parts placed afterwards in brackets. |
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| Catalogue number: BWV 21 |
| Year of composition: 1713 |
| Soli STB (SB/TB/SATB), Coro SATB, 3 Tr, Timp, Ob, Fg, Str, Org |
| Language: German/English |
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| Key: C Dorian / C major |
| Duration: 45 min |
| Degree of difficulty: 3 |
| Text source: Textdichter evtl. Salomo Franck; Zusammenstellung aus Bibeltexten und den Str. 2 und 5 aus Georg Neumarks Lied "Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten" |
| German prostestant hymnbook: 369 (Melodie auch EG 355) |
| German catholic hymnbook: 295 (ökumenische Textfassung GL 296) |
| Other hymnbooks: EKG 298 |
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| Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Translator: Henry Drinker |
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