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Bist du bei mir BWV 508

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Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

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Bist du bei mir

Bist du bei mir, geh ich mit Freuden

Zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh.

Ach, wie vergnügt wär so mein Ende,

Es drückten deine schönen Hände

Mir die getreuen Augen zu.

Be thou with me

English Translation © Z. Philip Ambrose

Be thou with me and I’ll go gladly

To death and on to my repose.

Ah, how my end would bring contentment,

If, pressing with thy hands so lovely,

Thou wouldst my faithful eyes then close.

Translations by Z. Philip Ambrose are published in J.S. Bach: The Extant Texts of the Vocal Works in English Translations with Commentary Volume 1: BWV 1-200; Volume 2: BWV 201- (Philadelphia: XLibris, 2005) and online at www.uvm.edu/~classics/faculty/bach

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Composer

Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel was a German composer of the Baroque era. 

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Contents

• 1 Performances
  • 1.1 Recordings
    • 1.1.1 For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra)
    • 1.1.2 For Guitar (Borrero)
  • 1.2 Naxos
  • 1.3 Accompaniments
    • 1.3.1 For Voice and Piano
  • 1.4 Synthesized/MIDI
    • 1.4.1 For Voice and Orchestra (Schneider)
    • 1.4.2 For Mixed Chorus and Organ (Knuth)
    • 1.4.3 For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Schneider)
    • 1.4.4 For Voice, 2 Instruments and Continuo (Schneider)
    • 1.4.5 For Voice and Organ (Knuth)
    • 1.4.6 For Voice and Keyboard (Knuth)
    • 1.4.7 For Voice and Keyboard (Lekro)
    • 1.4.8 For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)
    • 1.4.9 For Organ (De Wael)
• 2 Sheet Music
  • 2.1 Scores
  • 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
    • 2.2.1 For Voice and Orchestra (Schneider)
    • 2.2.2 For Voice and Strings (Luck)
    • 2.2.3 For Strings (Fine)
    • 2.2.4 For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra)
    • 2.2.5 For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Schneider)
    • 2.2.6 For 4 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Adams)
    • 2.2.7 For Voice, Oboe, Violin and Continuo (Schneider)
    • 2.2.8 For 4 Trombones (Nehls)
    • 2.2.9 For Mixed Chorus and Organ (Knuth)
    • 2.2.10 For Baritone and Harpsichord (BSE)
    • 2.2.11 For Voice and Keyboard (Brunet)
    • 2.2.12 For Treble Instrument and Keyboard (Brunet)
    • 2.2.13 For Saxophone and Keyboard (Brunet)
    • 2.2.14 For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)
    • 2.2.15 For Voice and Organ (Knuth)
    • 2.2.16 For Voice and Piano
    • 2.2.17 For Violin and Piano (Engel)
    • 2.2.18 For 2 Accordions (De Bra)
    • 2.2.19 For Guitar (Alink)
    • 2.2.20 For Guitar (Borrero)
    • 2.2.21 For Guitar (Geller)
    • 2.2.22 For Organ (Brunet)
    • 2.2.23 For Organ (De Wael)
    • 2.2.24 For Organ (Koomans)
    • 2.2.25 For Keyboard (Knuth)
• 3 General Information

Performances

Recordings

For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra)

For Guitar (Borrero)

Naxos

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Accompaniments

For Voice and Piano

Synthesized/MIDI

For Voice and Orchestra (Schneider)

For Mixed Chorus and Organ (Knuth)

For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Schneider)

For Voice, 2 Instruments and Continuo (Schneider)

For Voice and Organ (Knuth)

For Voice and Keyboard (Knuth)

For Voice and Keyboard (Lekro)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

For Organ (De Wael)

Sheet Music

Scores

Language German / English Publisher. Info. Unidentified Publisher, n.d.(ca.1915). Copyright Public Domain [tag/del] Misc. Notes Notenbuch der A.M. Bach, 1725 Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

Editor Georg von Dadelsen (1918-2007) Publisher. Info. Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, 1725 (p. 24) Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1957. Plate BA 5164. URTEXT EDITION  This "urtext" or "scholarly" (scientific) edition was published at least 25 years ago in the EU (or 20 years ago in Italy, before 1997 in the former USSR). Hence, the edition is public domain in its country of origin or a government publication. Such editions are also public domain in Canada because they fail to meet the minimum 'threshold of originality' to qualify for copyright as an 'adaptation'. They may not be public domain elsewhere. More information about this can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Copyright Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del] Misc. Notes 600 dpi Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Voice and Orchestra (Schneider)

For Voice and Strings (Luck)

⇒ 5 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Arthur Luck (1892-1976) Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1920-50). Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A6831. Copyright Public Domain - Non-PD Canada [tag/del/mrg] Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

For Strings (Fine)

For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra)

For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Schneider)

For 4 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Adams)

For Voice, Oboe, Violin and Continuo (Schneider)

For 4 Trombones (Nehls)

For Mixed Chorus and Organ (Knuth)

For Baritone and Harpsichord (BSE)

For Voice and Keyboard (Brunet)

For Treble Instrument and Keyboard (Brunet)

For Saxophone and Keyboard (Brunet)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

For Voice and Organ (Knuth)

For Voice and Piano

For Violin and Piano (Engel)

For 2 Accordions (De Bra)

For Guitar (Alink)

For Guitar (Borrero)

For Guitar (Geller)

For Organ (Brunet)

For Organ (De Wael)

For Organ (Koomans)

For Keyboard (Knuth)

General Information