Listen to the setting of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. Listen to the final minutes of the excerpt. Focusing on text setting, melody. and texture, explain how Bach first represents a feeling of questioning panic (6:59; chorus) and then calm (7:11; chorale).
Listen to the setting of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. Listen to the final minutes of the excerpt. Focusing on text setting, melody. and texture, explain how Bach first represents a feeling of questioning panic (6:59; chorus) and then calm (7:11;…