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Sleepers Awake BWV 140

Sleepers Awake BWV 140

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Bach, Johann Sebastian (31 March 1685 – 28 July 1750)

Sleepers awake, English name for the chorale cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, regarded as one of most mature and popular sacred cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, based on the homonymous hymn  by Philipp Nicolai (1599).
Sleepers awake is the fourth movement ("Zion hört die Wächter singen") of BWV 140. Bach later transcribed this movement for organ (BWV 645).
For classical Guitar solo. Early Intermediate to intermediate.
In drop D tuning (low E to D).
With downloadable mp3 just for audio help.
With standard notation and tablature.

Pages: Seven pages (7).

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