| Movement: |
No. 2: Aria (T) Ich bin nun achtzig Jahr + chorale (S) Soll ich auf dieser Welt (based on v. 6 of the hymn O Gott, du frommer Gott) |
| Tune: |
Regensburg 1675, Meiningen 1693 |
Text: |
Aria:
"Ich bin nun achtzig Jahr', warum soll dein Knecht sich mehr beschweren? Ich will umkehren, dass ich sterbe in meiner Stadt bei meines Vaters und meiner Mutter Grab."
Chorale:
"Soll ich auf dieser Welt / mein Leben höher bringen, / durch manchen sauren Tritt / hindurch ins Alter dringen, / so gib Geduld, vor Sünd' / und Schanden mich bewahr, / auf dass ich tragen mag / mit Ehren graues Haar."
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| Originally scored for: |
T., S. (c.f.) & cont. (including organo obligato) |
| Transcribed as: |
A trio movement for organ in two versions:
a) A version with cantus firmus in the right hand.
b) A version with cantus firmus in the pedal (4'; range: from f to f').
Version b) can eventually be played on one manual + ped., and the c.f. can be played an octave lower (2'). |
| Key in the cantata: |
e minor - chorale: G Major |
| Key in the transcriptions: |
Version a): e minor - chorale: G Major
Version b): d minor - chorale: F Major |
| Comments: |
1) In both versions most of the "aria voice" has been notated as if it were a soprano voice (an octave higher).
2) In version b) the cantus firmus has been simplyfied a little bit.
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