▁year , ▁should ▁also ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁hour ▁of ▁death . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁rec itative ▁refers ▁to ▁, ▁of ▁Jesus ▁saying : ▁" What so ever ▁ye ▁shall ▁ask ▁the ▁Father ▁in ▁my ▁name , ▁he ▁will ▁give ▁it ▁you ." ▁The ▁final ▁movement ▁comb ines ▁pray ers ▁and ▁hopes ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁year . ▁ ▁Bach ▁led ▁the ▁Th oman er chor ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁performance . ▁The ▁earliest ▁possible ▁date ▁is ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 7 2 9 , ▁but ▁it ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁also ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁or ▁two . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁and ▁scoring ▁ ▁Bach ▁struct ured ▁the ▁cant ata ▁in ▁six ▁movements . ▁An ▁opening ▁ch orus ▁and ▁a ▁closing ▁ch or ale ▁frame ▁a ▁sequence ▁of ▁altern ating ▁a rias ▁and ▁rec it atives . ▁Bach ▁scored ▁the ▁work ▁for ▁four ▁vocal ▁solo ists ▁( s op rano ▁( S ), ▁alto ▁( A ), ▁ten or ▁( T ), ▁bass ▁( B )), ▁a ▁four - part ▁cho ir ▁and ▁a ▁fest ive ▁Bar o que ▁instrument al ▁ensemble ▁of ▁three ▁tr ump ets ▁( Tr ) ▁and ▁timp ani ▁( T i ), ▁two ▁ob o es ▁( Ob ), ▁two ▁viol ins ▁( V l ), ▁vi ola ▁( V a ), ▁and ▁b asso ▁continu o . ▁The ▁heading ▁of ▁the ▁aut ograph ▁score ▁reads : ▁" J . J . ▁F esto ▁Circ um c ision is ▁X si . ▁Con cer to ▁. ▁à