Tristis est anima mea (attributed to Kuhnau)
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Tristis est anima mea (Sad is my soul) is a sacred motet for five voices attributed to Johann Kuhnau, Thomaskantor in Leipzig. The text is the second responsory at Tenebrae for Maundy Thursday, one of the Latin texts kept in the liturgy after the town converted to Lutheranism.
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Tristis est anima mea | |
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Sacred motet by Johann Kuhnau (attrib.) | |
English | My soul is exceedingly sorrowful |
Key | F minor |
Occasion | Maundy Thursday |
Text | Matthew 26:38 |
Language | Latin |
Vocal | SSATB |
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Kuhnau's successor at the Thomaskirche, Johann Sebastian Bach, adapted the music to a German text, Der Gerechte kömmt um, and added an instrumental accompaniment.