BWV 94.8

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Original source: Cantata, Was frag ich nach der Welt, BWV 94 (bach–digital page)
Chorale Text: Was frag ich nach der Welt (verses 7 & 8), by Balthasar Kindermann (1664)
Tune: O Gott, du frommer Gott (melody #3), by Ahasverus Fritsch (1679), based on Adam Krieger (1657) (Zahn 5206b)
First Performance: 6 August 1724, 9th Sunday after Trinity
Appearance in Early Collections (Key): Riemenschneider 291; Breitkopf 290; Dietel 72; AmB 46II p.282
Other Harmonizations: BWVs 45.7, 64.4, 128.5, 129.5, 197a.7, 398, 1125

Comparative score: Eight settings of O Gott, du frommer Gott (melody #3) aligned and placed in the same key (PDF)

Instrumentation: Colla parte — S: violin 1, transverse flute (8va), oboe 1. A: violin 2, oboe 2. T: viola. B: organ, continuo.

Original manuscripts
Score: D–B Mus. ms. Bach P 47, Faszikel 2
Parts: D–LEb Thomana 94, Faszikel 1