Credo

E271996

Credo is the central profession-of-faith section of the Mass in B minor, where the chorus proclaims the core tenets of Christian belief.

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Label Occurrences
Credo canonical 9

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf choral movement
movement of a musical composition
basedOnText Christian profession of faith
Nicene Creed
centralTheme belief in the Triune God
incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
firstPerformanceContext likely non-liturgical concert performance
follows Gloria (Mass in B minor)
linked to: Mass in B minor
genre sacred music
hasSubsection Confiteor (Mass in B minor)
linked to: Mass in B minor

Crucifixus (Mass in B minor)
linked to: Mass in B minor

Et expecto (Mass in B minor)
linked to: Mass in B minor

Et in Spiritum Sanctum (Mass in B minor)
linked to: Mass in B minor

Et incarnatus est (Mass in B minor)
linked to: Mass in B minor

Et resurrexit (Mass in B minor)
linked to: Mass in B minor

Patrem omnipotentem (Mass in B minor)
linked to: Mass in B minor
key D minor
liturgicalContext Roman Catholic Mass
liturgicalFunction profession of faith
movementNumber third main section
musicalPeriod Baroque
notableFeature complex choral counterpoint
symbolic use of musical structure to reflect the text
orchestrationFeature basso continuo
brass
strings
timpani
woodwinds
partOf Mass in B minor
Ordinary of the Mass
placeInCreedText central section of the Mass Ordinary text
precedes Sanctus (Mass in B minor)
religion Christianity
scoring mixed choir
orchestra
sectionOfMass Credo
subjectMatter core tenets of Christian belief
textLanguage Latin
titleTranslation I believe
vocalForces alto
bass
soprano
tenor
workPartOfCatalogue BWV 232
workTitleLanguage Latin

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.