Featured Article Quiz #92
Easter Oratorio
#1 In what year was Bach’s Easter Oratorio (BWV 249) first titled and written in Leipzig?
1738
1725
1749
#2 What kinds of musical/dramatic elements does the Easter Oratorio’s oratorio version use to develop its drama?
Speaking recitatives, reflective arias, and a final chorus of thanksgiving
Only chorales and hymns, with no recitatives
Primarily dance movements with orchestral breaks and no vocal parts
#3 Which feature is specifically stated as being absent from the Easter Oratorio’s 1738 oratorio version?
An Evangelist narrator, Biblical readings, and chorales
A final chorus of thanksgiving
Speaking recitatives