a chorale on Paul Gerhardt's "Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld" hymn, set, as usual, to the tune of Wolfgang Dachstein's "An Wasserflüssen Babylon", and enriched with figuration by the strings (Str). The text of the next movement, sung by the (choir of faithful souls), is free poetry inspired by the Song of Songs, 6:1: "" (Where did my friend go?). Near the end is the only other choral movement set to free poetry, and sung by the : "" is the only elaborate chorus. The enunciates messages in a poetical language, on which the (faithful soul) comments in recitatives and arias. Soprano (S), alto (A), tenor (T) and bass (B) take turns in performing the text assigned to the : the four voices together form the choir of faithful souls. Obbligato instruments, such as oboe or flute, accompany several arias. The (Christian Church), that is the choir, sings the chorales. Text and/or music of Stölzel's Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld can be found in: Music manuscript Mus.A15:2 at the Sondershausen city library, which is named after Johann Karl Wezel. Here the Passion oratorio is set "a 11", that is: four voices (SATB), oboe (Ob), flute (Fl), strings (two violin parts and one viola part), and basso continuo (viola da gamba and harpsichord). Music manuscript at the Berlin State Library. In this version violin (Vn), two flutes (2Fl), corno (Cr) and bassoon (Bs) perform as instrumental soloists. Printed libretto of a 1741 performance of Die leidende und am Creutz sterbende Liebe Jesu in Göttingen. Reception Johann Sebastian Bach not only performed Stölzel's Passion oratorio in 1734: he reworked one of its arias, "Dein Kreuz, o Bräutigam meiner Seelen", into Bekennen will ich seinen Namen, BWV 200, which he completed in 1742. In the 21st century Stölzel's Passion oratorio was programmed in public concerts: 25 March 2016: performed in Berlin, by the Lautten Compagney, and singers including the chamber choir of the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin, conducted by . 31 March 2018: performed in Cheltenham, by the Corelli Orchestra and Ensemble, conducted by Warwick Cole. 20 April 2019: performed in Gotha, by the Rheinische Kantorei, conducted by Hermann Max. References Sources External links Passion settings 1720 compositions