Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Es wartet alles auf dich (Everything waits for You), BWV 187, in Leipzig for the seventh Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 4 August 1726. Bach later used the music from four movements of this cantata for his Missa in G minor, BWV 235.
| Librettist | Psalm 104: 27-28 (No.1) Anonymous (Nos.2-3, 5-6) Matthew 6: 31-32 (No.4) Hans Vogel (No.7) (parts re-used in BWV 235) |
| Date of composition | 1726 |
| Premiered | 1726, August 4th in Leipzig, Germany |
| Dedicated to | 7th Sunday after Trinity |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | G Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 187 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
3x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Es wartet Alles auf dich en sol mineur, BWV 187 Johann Sebastian Bach: Es wartet Alles auf dich in sol minore, BWV 187 Johann Sebastian Bach: Es wartet Alles auf dich g-moll, BWV 187 |