BWV 20.7 & 20.11

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Original source: Cantata, O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 (bach–digital page)
Chorale Text: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (verse 11, 16), by Johann Rist (1642)
Tune: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, by Johann Crüger (1653), an adaptation of Johann Schop’s Wach auf, mein Geist, erhebe dich (1642) (Zahn 5820)
First Performance: 11 June 1724, 1st Sunday after Trinity
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Riemenschneider 26; Breitkopf 26; Birnstiel 29; Levy–Mendelssohn 42; Fasch p.65
Other Harmonizations: BWV 397

Instrumentation: Colla parte — S: violin 1, oboe 1 & 2, trumpet da tirarsi. A: violin 2, oboe 3. T: viola. B: continuo.

Original manuscripts
Score: D–LEb Rara I, 14 (not viewable)
Parts: D–LEb Thomana 20