The Mass in B Minor

Bach wrote
c) only one setting of the Latin Ordinary

The first movement of the Mass in B minor written by Bach was:
b) the Sanctus

The number 3 was significant to Bach because:
c) 3 represents the 3 persons in 1 God

Which is not an example of Bach‚s use of the number 3 in the Sanctus ?
a) the piece is written in triple meter

Martin Luther:
d) essentially kept the structure of the Catholic liturgy when the formed the Lutheran Church.

For composers of sacred music, Ordinaries were more popular because:
a) the texts were used everyday, so their music might be used often also

Bach
c) never heard the entire B minor Mass in one performance during his lifetime

The Sanctus ends with:
b) a fugue

Bach uses three oboes
a) only in the Sanctus

Because the Sanctus has a relatively short text,
c) there is a lot of text repetition

©2003 Carol Traupman-Carr