Bach - Cantata BWV 4 "Christ lag in todesbanden" - 2. Coral

[fgbowen]

no - Absolutely, I AGREE (with @Ant2101 , and @daviddogon ). Awesome - Awesome - Awesome - I couldn't say it enough.

[fgbowen]

no - Absolutely, I AGREE (with @Ant22101 , and @daviddogon ). Awesome - Awesome - Awesome - I couldn't say it enough.

[stargirlsusan]

I love how much color and movement h adds to what could have been a very simple piece.

[1banders]

@stargirlsusan If by "color" you mean the trombones doubling the voices, they had traditionally been used in church music to double voices in the choir. This doubling also had the practical function of preventing the young singers, who performed a different cantata every Sunday and therefore had only a few days to practice, from losing their places in the music. The use of obbligato string parts (here playing the suspirans motif) was also traditional since the early 17th c..

[Ant2101]

I agree with daviddogon, this music is absolutely wonderful!

[daviddogon]

This is totally perfect! Sounds like this music burst through a divine gap from the heavens