Three Motets

Johann Kuhnau, Johann Sebastian Bach's predecessor as St. Thomas cantor, is most famous for his sacred cantatas with instrumental accompaniment. In addition to those works, these three motets in five-part harmony for mixed voices present an additional view into his harmonic expertise. This Urtext edition includes the motets Ach Gott, wie lasst du mich verstarren (SATTB with continuo); Gott hat uns nicht gesetzt zum Zorn (SSATB a cappella); and Tristis est anima mea (SSATB a cappella) as well as an appendix that includes a fourth motet with anonymous authorship, Ein Mensch ist in seinem Leben wie Gras (SSATB a cappella).