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© Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Symbolum Nicenum Credo Choir, Credo in unum Deum, p. 103 (1748-1749)

Autograph of h-Moll-Messe (Mass in B minor) by Johann Sebastian Bach

Registration year: 2015
Submission year: 
2014
Collection ID: 
2014-17

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Germany

Personal record of the score of Mass in B minor (BWV 232), music manuscript with 99 pages, the Mass in B minor is Johann Sebastian Bach’s last choral work and is showcased as his musical legacy. Even more than 250 years after the completion of the recording, Bach’s manuscript continues to fascinate viewers: Bach’s calligraphic script, his energetic flow, the distribution of notes on the page, the musical rhythm, which becomes noticeable while viewing, – all this lends the manuscript a unique aura. It is among the most frequently performed and presented works in classical music.

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© Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Symbolum Nicenum Credo Choir, Credo in unum Deum, p. 103 (1748-1749)
Symbolum Nicenum Credo Choir, Credo in unum Deum, p. 103 (1748-1749)
© Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin

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© Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, First page, Missa à 5. Voci, p. 1 (1733)
First page, Missa à 5. Voci, p. 1 (1733)
© Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin

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© Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Last page Final Chorus Dona nobis pacem, p. 188 (1748-1749)
Last page Final Chorus Dona nobis pacem, p. 188 (1748-1749)
© Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin

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© Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Gloria Aria for Soprano and Tenor, Domine Deus, p. 54 (1733)
Gloria Aria for Soprano and Tenor, Domine Deus, p. 54 (1733)
© Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin

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© Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Gloria Aria for Soprano and obligate Violin, Laudamus te, p. 43 (1733)
Gloria Aria for Soprano and obligate Violin, Laudamus te, p. 43 (1733)
© Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
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