Bach: Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 1750) Editor: Paul Brainard Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, SATB Choir Originally for: SATB Choir, Orchestra Work: Ascension Oratorio (Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen), BWV 11 (SATB Solos) Binding: Work Languages: English, German ISMN: 9790006522514 Size: 7. 5 x 10. 6 inches Pages: 46 Urtext Critical Edition Description Bach composed his oratorio for the Feast of the Ascension in Leipzig in 1735.

The two youths Mengone and Volpino complete for the affections of Grilletta

The serenades were issued by the Prague publishing house Melantrich in 1949

such as those by Ferdinand David (the first surviving cadenza to

Ave verum corpus

We even know the author of the words: it was the High Ecclesiastical Secretary in Weimar

The setting is in chamnber music style

but particularly through his general freshness of expression

he had a consummate mastery of his instrument's expressive potential and sound qualities

This delightful piece would later become one of Fauré's most popular compositions and now exists in countless arrangements

The plot centres on a family conflict over the succession to the throne

Work: The Epic of Gilgamesh

but above all with convincing musical results