"Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein"

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"Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein" is a Lutheran chorale melody and text traditionally associated with supplication in times of distress, which J.S. Bach used as the basis for several sacred settings.

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Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian hymn
Lutheran chorale
chorale melody
chorale text
associatedGenre chorale harmonization
organ chorale prelude
associatedWith Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED
functionInBachWorks basis for sacred settings
source of chorale melody
source of hymn text
genre sacred music
historicalContext Reformation-era hymnody
language German NERFINISHED
liturgicalFunction prayer for help
liturgicalUse Lutheran worship
musicalForm chorale tune
religiousTradition Lutheranism NERFINISHED
textFocus trust in God in adversity
textType strophic hymn text
theme distress
supplication
useContext prayer
times of trouble
usedAs cantus firmus in Bach chorale settings
usedBy Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED
usedIn sacred vocal works by Johann Sebastian Bach

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contains chorale setting "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein" in some editions containsChorale "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein"
subject surface form: variant of J.S. Bach’s The Art of Fugue that contains chorale setting "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein" in some editions