Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26 (Score) 37.203/00 the tenor part of which

the tenor part of which is entirely missing

As an inspiration

The dark key color of F minor is emphasized by the instrumental scoring for two violins

highly differentiated diction of the words

and the 5th is a setting and elaboration of the Klopstock Ode "Die Auferstehung" for soprano and alto solo with mixed chorus

Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26 (Score) 37.203/00 the tenor part of whichBachs cantata BWV 26 belongs to the Leipzig cycle of chorale cantatas, 1724 25, and it was first performed on 19 November 1724. The underlying 13 vers hymn by Michael Franck provided Bach and his unidentified librettist with an abundance of metaphors and comparisons which, from verse to verse and movement to movement, illustrate the fleeting and transitory nature of earthly life: an impressive musical poetic exposition of potent baroque pictures of