Et incarnatus est - Bach’s last vocal piece (English Subtitles) / Manuscript / Mass in B minor, Bach

versão em Português: Original manuscript by Bach Animation made by myself Et incarnatus est is probably the last vocal piece of music written by Johann Sebastian Bach before his death. It is part of his Mass in B minor. Audio from the legendary recording with conductor Karl Richter. The virgin birth, “Et incarnatus est“ (And was incarnate), is a five-part movement. It is probably Bach’s last vocal composition, dating from the end of 1749 or the first weeks of 1750. Until then, the text had been included in the preceding duet. The late separate setting of the words which had been given special attention by previous composers of the mass, established the symmetry of the Credo. The humiliation of God, born as man, is illustrated by the violins in a pattern of one measure that descends and then combines the symbol of the cross and sighing motifs, alluding to the crucifixion. The voices sing a motif of descending triads. They enter