Gloria in Excelsis Deo, from Cantata 191 (string quartet)

Title: Gloria in Excelsis Deo, from Cantata 191

Composer: J. S. Bach, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin 1; Violin 2; Viola; Cello

Printout: 8 pages

Note: Cantata 191 was written for use on Christmas Day, probably in 1745. This Gloria was later recomposed for use in the B minor Mass. It is one of the most uplifting Glorias in the repertoire.

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Other Bach Christmas items for string quartet:

Chorale: In Dulci Jubilo
Four Chorales from The Christmas Oratorio
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, from Cantata 147
Three Bach Chorales
Wachet Auf (Sleepers Awake)