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SATB choir, Keyboard (SATB choir) SKU: AN.AMP-0761 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Jonathan Reed. Octavo. Alliance Music Publications #AMP 0761. Published by Alliance Music Publications (AN.AMP-0761). Bach/Reed. Dona Nobis Pacem from Mass in B Minor Johann Sebastian BachThe B Minor Mass represents the only major vocal work on which Bach worked duringthe last decade of his life and must be regarded as one of the finest works of all time.Bach used the Lutheran Missa of 1733 for the Kyrie and Gloria and set about composingthe Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei to complete an entire Catholic mass. Work began onthe project around the middle of 1748, and the work was finished in 1749. The DonaNobis Pacem represents the final movement of Bach's magnum opus. Bach's penchantfor borrowing from earlier works is evident in many places in the B Minor Mass. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the Dona Nobis Pacem is a repetition of themusic that formed the Gratias Agimus Tibi in the Gloria. There is no evidence that theentire work was ever performed during Bach's life.In this edition, all dynamic markings are editorial and provide a suggestion of how thework might be shaped. The gradual increase in dynamic intensity is derived from Bach'sorchestration, which by gradually introducing trumpets and timpani, seems to call for thiskind of dynamic treatment. Also, the orchestral writing is completely colla parte untilmeasure 31, where trumpets take on the fugue subject independent of the voice parts.It should be noted that there are several episodes - short sections where no fugue subjectis present - at mm.6-8, mm.20-25, that the conductor may wish to use as moments ofrepose from an otherwise relentless dynamic drive to the final cadence.Jonathan Reed is Professor of Music and Associate Director of Choral Programs atMichigan State University, where he teaches courses in undergraduate and graduateconducting. He also conducts the State Singers and Men's Glee Club. He is in demandas a festival and all state clinician throughout the United States. He has served theAmerican Choral Directors Association as a state president and as a regional and nationalRepertoire and Standards Chair.