From which of the following works does the above aria come? Select one: a. Purcell's Dido and Aeneas b. Lully's Armide c. Monteverdi's L'Arianna c. Bach's St. Matthew Passion

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Joe Shannon

17 October, 13:44

From which of the following works does the above aria come? Select one: a. Purcell's Dido and Aeneas b. Lully's Armide c. Monteverdi's L'Arianna c. Bach's St. Matthew Passion

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Jazlynn Dixon · Answer 1

The answer is letter c, Bach's St. Matthew Passion.

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In order to know more about the answer, let's get to know the definition of "aria" in music.

Aria - this is considered to be a formal musical composition which is a self-contained piece for one voice. It can occur with or without the accompaniment of instruments or orchestra. This is normally part of a larger work.

St. Matthew Passion - This is a Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach (a German composer and musician of the Baroque period). It is a widely popular sacred oratorio written in 1727. It sets the chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew to music. It is done in a recitative way. It also consists of aria and arioso (a category of solo vocal piece) movements for poetic texts that describes the various events in the biblical narrative.