In one work by this composer, one central character's recitatives are usually accompanied by sustained strings, an effect known as that character's "halo." That work opens with the double chorus Kommt, ihr Töchter. A piece by this composer that serves as the basis for Charles Gounod's Ave Maria appears in his collection of preludes and fugues in every major and minor key. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" is a movement from one of his 209 cantatas, and a G-major aria serves 
In one work by this composer, one central character's recitatives are usually accompanied by sustained strings, an effect known as that character's "halo." That work opens with the double chorus Kommt, ihr Töchter. A piece by this composer that serves as the basis for Charles Gounod's Ave Maria appears in his collection of preludes and fugues in every major and minor key. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" is a movement from one of his 209 cantatas, and a G-major aria serves as the basis for thirty variations in one harpsichord work. For 10 points, name this German Baroque composer of the Saint Matthew Passion, The Well-Tempered Clavier, and the Goldberg Variations.
In one work by this composer, one central character's recitatives are usually accompanied by sustained strings, an effect known as that character's "halo."
Johann Sebastian Bach