BWV 166.6

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Original source: Cantata, Wo gehest du hin?, BWV 166 (bach–digital page)
Chorale Text: Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende (verse 1), by Ämilie Juliane von Schwarzburg–Rudolstadt (1686)
Tune: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, by Georg Neumark (1641) (Zahn 2778)
First Performance: 7 May 1724, Cantate (4th Sunday after Easter)
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Riemenschneider 204; Breitkopf 204; AmB 46II p.68
Other Harmonizations: BWVs 84.5, 88.7, 93.7, 179.6, 197.10, 434

Comparative score: Seven settings of Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten placed in the same key (PDF)

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

Original manuscripts
Score: no autograph score survives
Parts: D–B Mus.ms. Bach St 108