"Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein"

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"Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein" is a Lutheran chorale melody and text traditionally associated with supplication in times of distress, which J.S. Bach used as the basis for several sacred settings.

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"Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein" canonical 1

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian hymn ⓘ
Lutheran chorale ⓘ
chorale melody ⓘ
chorale text ⓘ
associatedGenre chorale harmonization ⓘ
organ chorale prelude ⓘ
associatedWith Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
functionInBachWorks basis for sacred settings ⓘ
source of chorale melody ⓘ
source of hymn text ⓘ
genre sacred music ⓘ
historicalContext Reformation-era hymnody ⓘ
language German ⓘ
liturgicalFunction prayer for help ⓘ
liturgicalUse Lutheran worship ⓘ
musicalForm chorale tune ⓘ
religiousTradition Lutheranism ⓘ
textFocus trust in God in adversity ⓘ
textType strophic hymn text ⓘ
theme distress ⓘ
supplication ⓘ
useContext prayer ⓘ
times of trouble ⓘ
usedAs cantus firmus in Bach chorale settings ⓘ
usedBy Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
usedIn sacred vocal works by Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ

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variant of J.S. Bach’s The Art of Fugue that contains chorale setting "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein" in some editions → containsChorale → "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein" ⓘ