die die die die prepare paths prepare road church composed fourth sunday advent led performance december bach taken regular composition year promoted court writing month performed court chapel die die fourth sunday advent court poet related day prescribed gospel reading testimony john baptist derives thoughts baptism preparation individual christian addressed limb christ bach structured music movements alternating scored small ensemble vocal parts strings voices combined closing fifth stanza hymn christ der music possibly different sheet lost replaced setting stanza different composition bach follows baroque imagery closely illustrating example water history words march bach appointed court reigning august assumed principal responsibility composing new works specifically palace church monthly schedule wrote fourth sunday advent dating prescribed readings sunday lord gospel john testimony john baptist john text written court poet published collection included fifth stanza hymn christ der aria passage book quoted prescribed gospel den prepare path lord passage appears beginning refers baptism way preparation individual christian addressed limb christ bach led performance december chapel revive work leipzig observed advent published edition edited structure scoring bach structured movements alternating concluded words scored small ensemble vocal soprano alto tenor bass violins viola cello including choir needed title score reads die die viola col duration given minutes music lost noted simple setting separate sheet similar case das composed weeks earlier practical purposes verse closing die following table movements scoring follows bach voices instruments list bach keys time signatures taken bach scholar symbol common time instruments shown separately winds strings playing shown music aria die die prepare paths prepare road form time signature accompanied ensemble soprano renders calls prepare ways measures conducted describes character movement grace fleet french adds reminiscent bach secular music aria concluded calls arrives tenor ask conscience contains extended passages stress der und christians crown glory die heavy stones sin voice times set imitation image following express unity achieved words mit unite faith bass aria ask conscience question posed priests gospel given bass jesus asked listener question cello plays role motif expresses question repeated movement vocal line derived expressive alto freely confess god highlighted chords strings solo violin accents alto aria christ members consider possibly inspired words christ gave new crimson robes white silk interprets effect water supports stating bach seldom opportunities creating musical images water mention act baptism starting point invention violin melody setting closing goodness lost taken die major selected recordings listing taken selection bach website roughly marked large red background voice green background large orchestra highlighted red instrumental groups playing period instruments historically informed performances highlighted green
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