BWV 156.6

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Original source: Cantata, Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe!, BWV 156 (bach–digital page)
Chorale Text: Herr, wie du willst, so schicks mit mir (verse 1), by Kaspar Bienemann (1582)
Tune: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (melody #2), by Wolfgang Dachstein (1524) (Zahn 4438)
First Performance: 23 January 1729?, 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Riemenschneider 317; Breitkopf 316; AmB 46II p.101
Other Harmonizations: BWV 339

Instrumentation: Colla parte — S: violin 1, oboe. A: violin 2. T: viola. B: continuo.

Original manuscripts
Score: No autograph survives
Parts: No autograph survives; D–LEb Thomana 156 [nach 1950]
(Provenance details by Thomas Braatz at www.bach–cantatas.com)