ðə tˈaɪɾəl ɪn lˈætɪn tɹænslˈeɪts tuː "ˌɔːɹətˈoːɹɪˌoʊ fɚðə fˈiːst ʌvðɪ ɐsˈɛnʃən ʌv kɹˈaɪst", ænd ðə skˈoːɹɪŋ ɪn ɐ mˈɪkstʃɚɹ ʌv fɹˈɛntʃ ænd ɪtˈæliən nˈeɪmz ðə pˈɑːɹts ænd ˈɪnstɹəmənts æz fˈoːɹ vˈoʊkəl pˈɑːɹts, θɹˈiː tɹˈʌmpɪts tˌiːˈɑːɹ, tɪmpˈɑːni, tˈuː flˈɔːɾi tɹˈævɚsi ˌɛftˈiː, tˈuː ˈoʊboʊz ˈɑːb, tˈuː vaɪəlˈɪnz vˌiːˈɛn, vaɪˈoʊlə vˈɑː ænd bˈæsoʊ kəntˈɪnjuːˌoʊ bˌiːsˈiː baɪ bˈɑːx.
The title in Latin translates to "Oratorio for the feast of the Ascension of Christ", and the scoring in a mixture of French and Italian names the parts and instruments as four vocal parts, three trumpets (Tr), timpani, two flauti traversi (Ft), two oboes (Ob), two violins (Vn), viola (Va) and basso continuo (Bc) by Bach.