Bach - Chorus 1 Cantata jesu der du meine Seele BMV 78

Question 1

What is the order of voices?

Answer 1

ATB to TAB

Question 2

what voice is always coming in last?

Answer 2

sopranos

Question 3

what is main texture?

Answer 3

polyphonic (contrapuntal)

Question 4

what section is bar 1?

Answer 4

orchestral ritornello

Question 5

what key is orchestral ritornello

Answer 5

g minor

Question 6

what section is bar 17?

Answer 6

chorale lines 1 & 2

Question 7

what key is chorale lines 1 and 2

Answer 7

g minor - c minor - g minor

Question 8

what section is bar 37?

Answer 8

orchestral ritornello (g minor)

Question 9

what section is bar 49?

Answer 9

chorale lines 3 & 4 and ritornello ( gm - cm - gm - dm)

Question 10

what section is bar 73?

Answer 10

chorale line 5 and ritornello ( dm - f major)

Question 11

what section is bar 89?

Answer 11

chorale line 6 and ritornello ( fmajor - gm - Bb major - gm)

Question 12

what section is bar 121?

Answer 12

chorale line 8 and ritornello ( gm )

Question 13

orchestral ritornello

Answer 13

bar 1 - 17

Question 14

what played continuo in bar 1?

Answer 14

wind and strings

Question 15

what theme is played in bar 1?

Answer 15

the chromatic theme on continuo

Question 16

what motif is played in bar 1?

Answer 16

grief motif

Question 17

what plays grief motif?

Answer 17

flute oboe 1 and violin

Question 18

what happens in bar 5

Answer 18

repeated with variations - softer