About this work
Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! reworks and enlarges an Advent cantata whose original form is lost. The chorus launches its injunctions over an urgent ritornello where trumpet, oboe, strings and bass proceed through short motifs. Part one alternates recitatives and arias before a first chorale.
Part two opens with a tenor aria that renews the initial call. In the following bass recitative, the trumpet sounds an instrumental chorale while strings depict the shaking of the world. A bass aria and second chorale bring the total to eleven movements.
Establish in the opening a pulse capable of spanning both parts. The trumpet must remain precise in calls and instrumental chorale alike. Rehearse accompanied recitatives with the orchestra, identifying every change of texture; both vocal chorales need common diction despite their different positions.
What the document containsDocument: The document contains 42 pages in PDF format. No MIDI file is currently attached to this historical record. The PDF contains all eleven movements of both parts, with four arias, dramatic recitatives and two section-closing chorales.The historical record marks the work and file as public domain but does not document the editor or exact provenance of this copy. The file preserved by LesPartitions.info can be compared with the reference catalogue. Following that check, LesPartitions.info separates established facts from information that remains incomplete.