See, the righteous must die (Der Gerechte kommt um)
Der Gerechte kommt um
by Johann Kuhnau
SSATB - Sheet Music

SSATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3500112

Der Gerechte kommt um. Composed by Anonymous and Johann Kuhnau. Edited by Diethard Hellmann. Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. Violin 2. Sacred vocal music, Lent and Passiontide, Holy Week. Single Part, Violin 2. 4 pages. Carus Verlag #CV 35.001/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3500112).

ISBN 9790007052119. Language: German/English.

Adaptation of the motet "Tristis est anima mea", attributed to Johann Kuhnau. The motet "Der Gerechte kommt um" comes down to us as part of the Passion cantata "Ein Lammlein geht und tragt die Schuld" by Carl Heinrich Graun, into which movements by various other composers, including Bach and Telemann, were also later inserted. According to the research of Diethard Hellmann, editor of this edition, the motet was originally an a cappella composition by Johann Kuhnau with the text "Tristis est anima mea", which then was adapted - most likely by Bach - with a new text and the addition of instrumental parts. The motet "Der Gerechte kommt um" comes down to us as part of the Passion cantata "Ein Lammlein geht und tragt die Schuld" by Carl Heinrich Graun, into which movements by various other composers, including Bach and Telemann, were also later inserted. From the research of Diethard Hellmann, editor of this edition, the motet was originally an a cappella composition by Johann Kuhnau with the text "Tristis est anima mea", which then was adapted--most likely by Bach--with a new text and the addition of insturmental parts. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3500100.