Johann Sebastian Bach
BWV | 47 |
Title | Who himself exalteth, he shall be made to be humble |
Composed | 13th October 1726, Leipzig |
Scoring | Choir
for 4 voices |
Movements | Choir:
Who himself exalteth, he shall be made to be humble Aria (Soprano): He who would be called true Christian Recitative (Bass): Mankind is dirt, stench, earth and ashes Aria (Bass): Jesus, humble yet my spirit Chorale: All temporal praise would I glad forsake |
Category | Spiritual Cantata |
Event | Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity |
Author of text | Johann Friedrich Helbig 1720 |
Text Choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo Aria: Soprano solo Organ obligato Basso continuo Rezitative: Bass solo Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo Aria: Bass solo Oboe Violin Basso continuo Chorale: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Oboe I + II Violin I + II Viola Basso continuo |
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Epistle | Ephesians 4: 1-6 |
Gospel | Luke 14: 1-11 |
Bibletext | Luke 14:11; Luke 18:14 |
Manuscript | Singing Academy, Berlin; Estate C.P.E. Bach; Bodleian library, Oxford |