SSATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 horns, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3710303

Der Fromme stirbt. Composed by Gottfried August Homilius. Edited by Uwe Wolf. This edition: Paperbound, Complete edition. Gottfried August Homilius - Selected Works. Johannespassion Ga 3. Innovative practice aids, Sacred vocal music, Passions. Vocal score. HoWV I.4. Duration 119 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 37.103/03. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3710303).

ISBN 9790007086480. Language: German.

The oratorio Passions by Homilius were among the last compositions of their kind in the 18th century. In an oratorio Passion the chorus is restricted mainly to singing the chorales and the interjections of the crowd; only the conclusion of a Passion provides an opportunity for an extensive choral movement. In the St. John Passion the final chorus emphasizes the supreme importance of the Crucifixion as the climax of St. John's Gospel. The free elements of the composition take the forms customary at the time: da capo arias are predominant. Score available separately - see item CA.3710300.