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'''''Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden''''' (''Stay with us, for evening falls''), [[BWV]] 6, is a [[Bach cantata|cantata]] by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]].

It was written in [[Leipzig]] for [[Easter Monday]], and was first performed on 2 April 1725. It is based on [[chorale]]s by [[Nikolaus Selnecker]] and [[Martin Luther]]. The text of the first movement comes from [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 24:29.

The piece is written for two [[oboe]]s, [[oboe da caccia]], strings ([[violin]]s, [[viola]]s and [[basso continuo]]), vocal soloists and [[choir]]. It is in six movements:

#Chorus: "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden" - a [[polyphony|freely polyphonic]] movement in [[ternary form]] for the entire ensemble. The middle section is [[fugue|fugal]] in texture ([[C minor]]).
#[[Aria]]: "Hochgelobter Gottessohn" ("Highly-praised Son of God") - for alto, oboe da caccia and continuo ([[E-flat major]]).
#Chorale: "Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ" ("Ah, stay with us, Lord Jesus Christ") - a setting of Hermann's chorale for solo soprano, [[piccolo cello]] and continuo ([[B-flat major]]).
#Recitative: "Es hat die Dunkelheit an vielen Orten" ("The darkness has [taken over] in many places") - for bass and continuo ([[G minor]]).
#Aria: "Jesu, laß uns auf dich sehen" ("Jesus, let us look upon you") - for tenor, strings and continuo ([[G minor]]).
#Chorale: "Beweis dein Macht, Herr Jesu Christ" ("Reveal your strength, Lord Jesus Christ") - the last verse of the chorale, sung and played by the whole ensemble ([[G minor]]).

==External links==
* {{IMSLP2|id=Cantatas, BWV 1-10 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)|cname=Cantatas, BWV 1-10}} 
*[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/IndexScores.htm Vocal score of the piece]
*[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Texts/BWV6-Eng3.htm German text with an English translation]
*[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/BWV6-D.htm Various comments on the piece]
*[http://www.emmanuelmusic.org/notes_trans/notes_cantata/bwv006.htm Programme notes by Craig Smith]

==Recordings==
*''Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 7'', [[Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn]], [[Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra]], [[Marga Höffgen]], [[Helmut Krebs]], [[Franz Kelch]], conductor [[Fritz Werner]], [[Erato Records|Erato]] 1960 (reissued)<ref>[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Performers/Werner.htm Fritz Werner & Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn & Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra] Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works</ref>
*''J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14'' - [[Bogna Bartosz]], [[Jörg Dürmüller]], [[Klaus Mertens]], [[Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir]], [[Ton Koopman]] conductor. Label: Antoine Marchand

==References==
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[[Category:Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach]]
[[Category:1725 works]]

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