![]() It also works well with basso continuo: organ and/or cello. ![]() Parts exist (not by Bach) for full string orchestra to assist with this, for this particular piece. It is indeed a difficult piece to keep on pitch through its 22-minute span. ![]() A few choirs probably can, but I would guess that that's rare. I doubt if there are many choirs that could negotiate a work as complex and lengthy as Jesu Meine Freude and not start to sag without the help of instruments. It's a fairly safe bet that the usual practice was to double the vocal parts with strings and/or a keyboard. From what I know of the matter, the lack of specific parts for instruments in works like the Motets does not necessarily mean that Bach expected his choir to sing without some kind of instrumental support. Well do the motets count? Jesu Meine Freude is about as long and varied as a cantata, just with a different medium of expression. Matthew Neugebauer wrote (April 21, 2004): wrote (April 21, 2004):Ĭan anyone tell me if Bach wrote any Cantatas that were completely a cappella? ![]() | Scores & Composition, Parodies, Reconstructions, Transcriptions ![]()
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