Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe, BWV 156 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe |
| Alternative title | I stand with one foot in the grave |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer Christian Friedrich Henrici, librettist Kasper Bienemann, librettist |
| Opus | BWV 156 |
| Instrumentation | alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | F major |
| Composed | 1729 |
| First published | 1886 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinfonia (sometimes titled "Arioso") | — | — | — |
| Chorale (soprano) and Aria (tenor): Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe | — | — | — |
| Recitative (bass): Mein Angst und Not | — | — | — |
| Aria (alto): Herr, was du willt, soll mir gefallen | — | — | — |
| Recitative (bass): Und willst du, dass ich nicht soll kranken | — | — | — |
| Chorale: Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | viola and strings viola and piano |
John Howard |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | strings | Tolga Karaca |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | 5 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | 3 violins and cello violin, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and cello |
Peter Lang |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | 3 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | oboe and organ | Alain Brunet |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | oboe and organ | Pierre Gouin |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | clarinet and organ | Alain Brunet |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | clarinet and piano violin and piano |
Kathrin Fuchss Portela |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | bassoon and piano | Roe William Goodman |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | saxophone and organ | Alain Brunet |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | violin and organ | Alain Brunet |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | viola and piano | Trey Chever |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | guitar and viola | Gert Kruithof |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | cello and piano violin and piano |
Sam Franko |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | viola | Serghei Morarescu |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | cello | David S. Zelinsky |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | organ | Peter Bækgaard |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | organ | Alain Brunet |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | organ | Pierre Gouin |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | organ | — |
| View | Chorale and Aria: 'Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe' (No.2) | 2 violins and viola 3 violins and viola 2 violins and 2 violas 2 violins and cello 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello 3 violas violin and 3 violas 4 violas 2 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and cello 3 violas and cello violin and 2 violas violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang Russ Bartoli |
| View | Chorale and Aria: 'Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe' (No.2) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Aria: 'Herr, was du willt, soll mir gefallen' (No.4) | 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Herr, was du willt, soll mir gefallen' (No.4) | 2 violins and viola 2 violins and cello violin and 2 violas violin, viola and cello |
Peter Lang Russ Bartoli |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Sinfonia 2. Chorale and Aria: 'Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe' 3. Recitative: 'Mein Angst und Not' 4. Aria: 'Herr, was du willt, soll mir gefallen' 5. Recitative: 'Und willst du, dass ich nicht soll kranken' 6. Chorale: 'Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir' Engraving files (MuseScore) |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | — | — | — | Complete Score (Adagio) |
| View | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Oboe Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | parts | — | — | Oboe (ornamented) Clarinet (B) (alternate to Oboe) |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1895 | Complete Score |
| View | Chorale: 'Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir' (No.6) | — | — | — | Study Chorale Score (Textless) |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for viola and strings viola and piano |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts (with Keyboard Reduction) |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for strings |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts (titled "Arioso") |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score (SATBgB) |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 violins and cello violin, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score (ABB) |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for oboe and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for oboe and organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2010 | Complete Score Oboe Part |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for clarinet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for clarinet and piano violin and piano |
— | — | Complete Score (Bsolo instrument) Complete Score (C solo instrument) Piano Score Clarinet Violin |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for bassoon and piano |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for saxophone and organ |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for violin and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for viola and piano |
— | — | Complete Score and Viola Part |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for guitar and viola |
Gert Kruithof | 2018 | Complete Score |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for cello and piano violin and piano |
Schirmer | 1915 | Complete Score and Cello Part Complete Score Violin and Cello Parts Color Cover |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for viola |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for cello |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Version 1 Version 2 Notes Engraving files (Finale) |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2010 | Complete Score |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for organ | — | — | Simplified arrangement 1 Simplified arrangement 2 Engraving files (Finale) |
| View | Chorale and Aria: 'Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe' (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins and viola 3 violins and viola 2 violins and 2 violas 2 violins and cello 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello 3 violas violin and 3 violas 4 violas 2 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and cello 3 violas and cello violin and 2 violas violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos viola and 2 cellos Russ Bartoli |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts (optional Quartet) Complete Score and Parts (revoiced) |
| View | Chorale and Aria: 'Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe' (No.2) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| View | Aria: 'Herr, was du willt, soll mir gefallen' (No.4) | Arrangement for 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Herr, was du willt, soll mir gefallen' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins and viola 2 violins and cello violin and 2 violas violin, viola and cello Russ Bartoli |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Evgeniy E. Moshkin, organ | For Organ (Moshkin) | Complete Performance | |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Gabriel Antonio Hernandez Romero, piano | For Piano (Zehm) | Complete Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Sinfonia (No.1) | For Strings (Karaca) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Sinfonia (No.1) | For 3 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Sinfonia (No.1) | For 5 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Sinfonia (No.1) | For Organ (Gouin) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Sinfonia (No.1) | For Organ (Wael) | Simplified arrangement 1 Simplified arrangement 2 |
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| View | Synthesized | Chorale and Aria: 'Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe' (No.2) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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