Ferdinand Moreau It’s not about the measure, but about the text and it’s content. What is Maria singing about? She is grieving about her sons death: Mein Jesu ist tot, My Jesus is dead. The instrumentation with only low woodwind underlines it: bassoon, two oboes da caccia and basso continuo.
Way too fast!
You are soooo wrong. It's 3/8, not 3/4!!!!!!!
Ferdinand Moreau It’s not about the measure, but about the text and it’s content. What is Maria singing about? She is grieving about her sons death: Mein Jesu ist tot, My Jesus is dead. The instrumentation with only low woodwind underlines it: bassoon, two oboes da caccia and basso continuo.