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Cantata BWV 56 "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen"
Take the quiz below. Click on the link at the end for the answers.
1)
Bach's Cantata 56 was written for
a) Christmas
b) Easter
c) any Sunday
d) the 19th Sunday after Trinity
2) The Gospel reading for the day and the libretto of Cantata 56 are
joined by
a) references to the cross
b) references to the sea
c) references to a journey through a wasteland
d) trick question—there is no obvious connection
3) The final movement of Cantata 56 is
a) an SATB chorale
b) a chorale fantasia
c) another recitative
d) another aria for solo bass
4) The second movement, a recitative, features
a) extended rising runs, imitating a climb uphill
b) long held notes, symbolizes the flat plains
c) arpeggiated sixteenth notes, representing the motion of the waves
at sea
d) triplets, representing the Holy Trinity
5) The two arias both reference
a) chorales
b) da capo form
c) accompanied recitatives
d) the B minor Mass
© 2003 Carol Traupman-Carr