Thy will, O Lord, be done for me Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany by Johann Sebastian Bach STB - Sheet Music

SKU: CA.3107300

ISBN 9790007044619. 8.27 x 11.69 inches. Key: G minor / c minor. Language: German/English.

In 1724, Bach composed the cantata "Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir" (Thy will, O Lord, be done for me) BWV 73 for the third Epiphany Sunday. Like in some other cantatas from the first annual cycle, the opening movement contains a part for corno which would in fact have been unplayable on an instrument of that era – probably also a reason why Bach allocated this part to the organ in a repeat performance (both variants can be performed using the Carus edition). The unusual choral movement, interrupted by recitatives, is based quite substantially on a short four-note motive which is introduced by the horn; at the end of the chorus, the choir sings it to the words "Herr, wie du willt" (Lord, as you will) – an avowal which also quite substantially characterizes other movements of the cantata.