worrying fearing church composed sunday easter led performance april court chapel bach appointed spring position called performance church month composed second series text probably written court poet work structured seven movements instrumental choral bible quotation closing stanza hymn das scored vocal choir trumpet violins bach performed year director church music leipzig april reworked section chorus form movement mass minor based extended keyboard compositions material history words march bach appointed court reigning august assumed principal responsibility composing new works specifically palace church monthly schedule second series composed sunday easter palm sunday prescribed readings sunday submit ordinance man peter gospel john jesus announcing second coming called saying sorrow shall turned joy john text depicting christians pass assumed written court poet wrote texts bach period follows details gospel idea reading man conscience god endure grief suffering verse text opening chorus corresponds john text taken acts enter kingdom god contends true disciples addressed directly christian movement sees suffering jesus afflicted christian movement voices decision follow jesus suffering movement offers short time sadness overcome movement revelation closed sixth final stanza hymn das theme text situation god temporary absence bach performed court chapel april performed leipzig year april leipzig beginning trade fair easter fair attracted visitors weeks predecessor noted visitors distinguished gentlemen certainly want hear fine principal churches bach reworked section chorus form movement mass minor central movement work decades later based works keyboard organ piano section movement prelude theme variations theme scoring structure seven movements scored vocal alto tenor bass choir trumpet violins duration given minutes following table movements scoring follows bach keys time signatures taken symbol common time music score titled notes keys closing upwards like ladder ascending thirds opened marked resembles slow movement expressive solo choral movement worry despair form section built old style time fourth repeated times notes arrived similar motif lament opera bach probably know words sung different vocal overlapping beginning highest voice sings extended setting intensified seventh repeat voices continue text simultaneously angst und need trouble ninth repeat similar extreme harmonies twelfth repeat instrumental middle section line christians die das bear marks jesus marked contrasting mood section marked voices enter beginning lowest rising middle section instruments play voices describes section impressive deeply affecting movements bach composed point das enter sorrow accompanied strings german sorrow mentioned final kingdom god bach repeats beginning text times singular destination appears key word illustrated time downward line time intensity end ascending scale violin illustrates idea entering kingdom god scale major movement minor symbol seen present scale related beginning tune closing und cross crown bound reflects conflicting motifs und cross crown und conflict jewel aria alto voice present form frames accompanies vocal entry heard times different context related movement music illustrates union contrasting elements beginning sung measure jewel appears voice accompaniment text repeated middle section bach experimenting form second aria follow christ decision follow jesus walking steps imitation symbolize following motif upward scale illustrating direction heaven played violin imitated fast succession second violin voice enters motif end steps expanded octave reaching heaven bass singer interpreted mystical union man god aria faithful pain trumpet plays tune bach thought stanza away spirits form aria follows bar form instead usual form closing das god set parts illuminated instrumental use trumpet played preceding aria selected recordings table entries list recordings selection bach website roughly marked large red background voice green background large red period instruments historically informed performances green
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12