Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 (Score) ロンド The placing of the chorale

The placing of the chorale not at the end of the work but before the concluding chorus is unusual

movement type

the original version of 1723 is free of such contemporary references

so we are thankful to have become acquainted with this charming and melodious early work through Fontana’s edition

From the gospel for Easter Monday

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 (Score) ロンド The placing of the choraleThe three verse hymn "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" was written by Philipp Nicolai and is first found in his "Der Freudenspiegel des ewigen Lebens". The poet of the other sections of the text is unknown. The verses of Nicolais hymn determine the structure of the work: verse 1 opens the sequence of movements with a grand, spacious setting of the chorale for choir, verse 2 is at the centre with the chorale set in three parts, and verse 3 concludes