About this ebook
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140, also known as Sleepers Wake, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, regarded as one of his most mature and popular sacred cantatas. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the 27th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 25 November 1731. Bach composed this cantata to complete his second annual cycle of chorale cantatas, begun in 1724.
Bach's immortal favorite arranged for two guitars by Karl Wolff. This particular transcription features a more complete arrangement of the Chorale part "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme".
About the author
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the Brandenburg Concertos; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard works such as the Goldberg Variations and The Well-Tempered Clavier; organ works such as the Schubler Chorales and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor.
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About the Arranger
Karl Wolff is a composer, arranger, and classical guitarist, in addition to being the founder of Clear Note, a sheet music publisher and recordings label based in the US. He has performed throughout the USA including concerts with the Cornell Orchestra, the Ithaca Opera Orchestra, the contemporary music ensemble Sati, pianist Dave Brubeck, violinist Ken Fung, flutist Laura Campbell, cellist Chris White, among others.
Wolff has lectured on guitar related music theory for the advancement of technique, improvisation and composing. He has taught guitar for Cornell University, Wells College, Empire State College, and several conservatories in New York State.
As a publisher he has focused on establishing a catalog of revised classics and new works by award winning contemporary composers, who write and arrange for concert guitar in solo, ensemble and orchestral settings.
Wolff’s recordings ‘Baroque Music for Guitar’ and ‘Classical Music for Guitar’ feature transcriptions of noted works by the best known composers of both periods. “...enchanting and charming salon music, - imaginative, interesting and pleasurable... featuring skillful arrangements by Karl Wolff... he shows himself to be both an accomplished performer and interpretor...” - Classical Guitar Magazine
