Johann Sebastian Bach

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BWV 234
Title Mass in A-Mayor
Composed before 1742, Leipzig
Scoring

Choir for 4 voices
Soprano solo
Alto solo
Bass solo
Travers flute
Violin I + II
Viola
Basso continuo

Movements Choir: Lord have mercy
Choir: Glory be to God on high
Aria (Bass): O Lord God, heavenly King
Aria (Soprano): Thou that takest away the sins of the world
Aria (Alto): For thou only art holy
Choir: With the Holy Ghost
Category Spiritual Cantata
Event Unknown
Author of text Unknown
Text
Choir:
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Travers flute
Violin I + II
Viola
Basso continuo



Choir:
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Travers flute
Violin I + II
Viola
Basso continuo


Aria:
Bass solo
Violin I + II
Viola
Basso continuo

Aria:
Soprano solo
Travers flute
Basso continuo

Aria:
Alto solo
Violin I + II
Viola
Basso continuo

Choir:
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Travers flute
Violin I + II
Viola
Basso continuo

Kyrie
Lord have mercy,
Christ have mercy,
Lord have mercy.



Gloria


Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace to men of good will.
We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee.





O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty,
O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ,
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.


Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only,
O Jesus Christ, art most high.




With the Holy Ghost in the glory of God the Father. Amen.



Manuscript Hessian Country and High School library, Darmstadt; Publishing Archive Breitkopf and Härtel, Leipzig; High School for Music, Berlin

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