Osanna

E271997

Osanna is a choral movement within J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor, known for its exuberant double-chorus writing and festive character.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Osanna canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf choral movement ⓘ
associatedWith Catholic liturgy ⓘ
Lutheran tradition (concerted mass setting) ⓘ
basedOn earlier lost or unidentified model ⓘ
cataloguedIn Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis ⓘ
character festive ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
dateOfComposition circa 1748–1749 ⓘ
followedBy Benedictus ⓘ
follows Sanctus section of the Mass in B minor ⓘ
genre liturgical music ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
key D major ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
liturgicalSection Sanctus ⓘ
liturgicalUse Mass ⓘ
movementType chorus ⓘ
notableFeature antiphonal effects between two choirs ⓘ
brilliant orchestral accompaniment ⓘ
exuberant choral writing ⓘ
partOf Mass in B minor ⓘ
performanceContext concert performance ⓘ
liturgical celebration ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
positionInWork after Benedictus ⓘ
before Agnus Dei ⓘ
precededBy Sanctus ⓘ
requires orchestral forces with brass and timpani (typical) ⓘ
two SATB choirs ⓘ
scoring double chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
tempoIndication vivace or allegro character (performance practice) ⓘ
textIncipit Osanna in excelsis ⓘ
textSource Ordinary of the Mass ⓘ
texture double-chorus writing ⓘ
polyphonic ⓘ
usesForm fugal writing ⓘ
workNumber BWV 232 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Mass in B minor → hasPart → Osanna ⓘ
BWV 232 → movement → Osanna ⓘ