5. Quoniam

From Mass in F Major, BWV 233

Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach
Key	d minor
Meter	3/4
Tempo	Vivace
Length	104 measures

Latin text	English translation
Quoniam tu solus sanctus, tu solus Dominus,	For You alone are holy, You alone are Lord,
Tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe.	You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ.
	translation © Pamela Dellal, courtesy Emmanuel Music Inc.

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Neue Bach-Ausgabe II/2, p. 260
• Bach Digital ›
• Bärenreiter piano–vocal score ›
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Wikipedia ›

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