chorale "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
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The chorale "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" is a famous Lutheran hymn by Philipp Nicolai, best known today through J.S. Bach’s chorale and cantata settings.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Lutheran hymn
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chorale ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Philipp Nicolai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedScripture | Matthew 25:1–13 ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 16th century ⓘ |
| composer | Philipp Nicolai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| denominationalUse |
Lutheran Church
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Protestant churches ⓘ |
| firstLine | Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChoraleMelody | Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (melody) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChoraleSettingBy | Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying
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Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying (Sleepers, Wake) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStanzas | 3 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Baroque
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Late Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Lutheran church music repertoire ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Advent
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End Times ⓘ |
| lyricist | Philipp Nicolai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | irregular bar form meter (commonly notated in 4/4 or 3/2 in later settings) ⓘ |
| musicalForm | bar form ⓘ |
| musicalKey | F major (common chorale setting) ⓘ |
| musicalUsage |
chorale harmonizations
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congregational singing ⓘ organ chorale preludes ⓘ |
| notableIn | German hymnody ⓘ |
| notableSetting |
BWV 140
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BWV 645 NERFINISHED ⓘ BWV 647 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Lutheranism
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Protestantism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christ as bridegroom
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Church as bride of Christ ⓘ |
| textForm | poetry ⓘ |
| textGenre | hymn ⓘ |
| theme |
Second Coming of Christ
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eschatology ⓘ parable of the wise and foolish virgins NERFINISHED ⓘ watchfulness ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Wake, awake, for night is flying NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInWork |
Cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
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Schübler Chorales, BWV 645–650 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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