Sunday, December 18, 2011

Bach BWV 729

BWV 729 was written by J.S. Bach to accompany congregational singing in Arnstadt.  It is traditionally performed as the first organ voluntary at the end of the Festival of Nine Lessons in Carols.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0WQzTqNE4k&feature=related

This is my favorite version on YouTube because the sheet music is shown which makes it easy to follow and to listen to  each individual part.  
This is performed in a traditional manner.. It is customary for the choir to sing a line and then pause while the organ  plays a musical response.  The choir sings again and the organ responds. This pattern repeats generating a musical conversation. 
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  1. JamesOctober 4, 2019 at 9:25 PM

    Hello Rachelle. I recently had your Luther on Music and Theology paper shared with me on google drive. I'm a writing / academics tutor / mentor and the theology of music means a great deal to me. I'd be interested in hearing from you, this is sort of an interesting coincidence! You can contact me via the contact form at http://writeanoia.com/contact - if would be great to hear from you.

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