# Cantata No. 18: Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fallt, BWV 18 [Weimar version in G minor]: Cantata/ Oratorio, Keyboard Accompaniment, Vocal Score

- **Brand:** Alfred Music
- **Price:** $4.95
- **Catalog:** alfred
- **Retailer:** alfred
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- **GTIN:** 9798898109875

## Summary

Vocal score and keyboard accompaniment for J.S. Bach's Cantata No. 18, BWV 18 (Weimar version in G minor).

## Description

Cantata No. 18: Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt , BWV 18 (Just like the rain and snow falling from the heavens) was composed in 1713 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) during his tenure at the ducal court in Weimar, where he began producing a remarkable series of church cantatas that laid the foundation for his later Leipzig cycles. Written for Sexagesima Sunday, the work draws its text from Isaiah 55:10-11, Erdmann Neumeister, and Lazarus Spengler. The original Weimar version in G minor features a compact orchestration with violas and basso continuo, while Bach later revised the cantata in Leipzig (c. 1724), transposing it to A minor and expanding the instrumentation with additional forces such as recorders. Cantata No. 18 continues to hold an important place in the early cantata repertoire. Instrumentation: 2(opt).0.0.1: 0.0.0.0: Hpchrd(or Org): Str (0.0.2-2-2-2.1.1): Mix Chorus. Reprint of the original Weimar edition vocal score in G minor, edited by Bernhard Todt after the Moritz Hauptmann edition that was published in the Bach Gesellschaft Ausgabe.

## Categories

- **Categories:** Shipped

## Enrichment

- **Type:** sheet music
- **Type Synonyms:** musical score, vocal score
- **Tags:** keyboard accompaniment, cantata, oratorio, classical music
- **Category Path:** Media > Sheet Music
- **Music genre:** Classic, Religious, Vocal music
- **Compatible instrument:** Keyboard
- **Canonical Brand:** Alfred Music

## Images

- ![Image 1](https://cdn.octogen.ai/9b2a64a810fa62ecdf8db63b242cdf34/2297b8fc1e9b4b27740ecbe91087ed1d.png)

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