Western — Choral & oratorio
Baroque · 1723

Jesu, meine Freude

J. S. BachBWV 227

Key
Em
Time
C
Tempo
♩=60
AO focus
AO3

Incipit

Form

Five-voice motet — palindromic structure. Eleven movements arranged symmetrically around a central choral fugue.

Teaching points

  • Palindromic 11-movement structure
  • Central choral fugue
  • AO3: motet structural symmetry
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