Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26 (Score) 37.203/00 highly differentiated diction of the

highly differentiated diction of the words

Kleine geistliche Konzerte II より

the tenor part of which is entirely missing

The works are notated on two or three staves so that there is material galore for the harpsichord or positive organ

HWV 377 - Sonata d-Moll

Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26 (Score) 37.203/00 highly differentiated diction of theBachs cantata BWV 26 belongs to the Leipzig cycle of chorale cantatas, 1724 25, and it was first performed on 19 November 1724. The underlying 13 vers hymn by Michael Franck provided Bach and his unidentified librettist with an abundance of metaphors and comparisons which, from verse to verse and movement to movement, illustrate the fleeting and transitory nature of earthly life: an impressive musical poetic exposition of potent baroque pictures of