Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (J. C. F. Bach)
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Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Wake, o wake and hear the voices), Wf XV:2, is a German chorale motet composed around 1780 by Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, a son of Johann Sebastian Bach. It is based on Philipp Nicolai's hymn "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme". The motet in E-flat major is written for a four-part choir. It is structured in three movements, quoting in the last movement his fathers's chorale setting.
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Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme | |
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Chorale motet by Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach | |
Key | E-flat major |
Catalogue | Wf XV:2 |
Text | "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" |
Language | German |
Composed | around 1780[1] |
Scoring | SATB choir |
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