... for a church. The mass was written in the time of war which explains why it is called 'Mass in the time of fear'. O Wilhelme, pastor bone is written in a Latin text. At the beginning of the piece the treble and mean start with the counter-tenor and bass 'answering' in bar four. This antiphony between the treble, mean and the counter-tenor and the bass add interest and make the words clear because they are said twice. The piece is mostly syllabic which also make the words clear. The treble and mean 'ask a question' again in bar seven with an extended answering phrase starting in bar 10, ending in bar 16. The bass at bar 10 is imitated by the counter-tenor and mean and then by the treble in bar 104. The mixerlydian mode is used at bar 15 which tells us that the piece at this time ...

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