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About 'Konnen Tranen from the St. Matthew Passion' | |
Artist: |
Bach, Johann Sebastian (biography) |
Born: | 21 March 1685
, Eisenach
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Died: | 28 July 1750
, Leipzig
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The Artist: | One of the greatest composers of all time. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments. He spent most of his life as a church organist and a choir director. His music combines profound expression with clever musico-mathematical feats, like fugues and canons in which the same melody is played against itself in various ways. |
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| Info: Lyrics Können Tränen meiner Wangen nichts erlangen, O, so nehmt mein Herz hinein! Aber laßt es bei den Fluten, wenn die Wunden milde bluten, auch die Opferschale sein! Translation If the tears upon my cheeks can Nought accomplish, Oh, then take my heart away! But then let amidst the streaming Of the wounds abundant bleeding Be the sacrificial cup! | |