Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme. Set

Buxtehude Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (BuxWV 101) (Score & Parts)

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) was organist of the St Marien church in Lübeck from 1668 until his death.  He wrote many works for specific secular occasions, feasts and celebrations etc. and although his positon did not require him to compose vocal music he left over 120 vocal works in a wide range of scorings, style and length.  Almost all texts are sacred and scorings vary from a single voice with instrument to nine voices with several instruments and continuo.

The text is based on a Lutheran hymn written by Philipp Nicolai which first appeared in 1599.