<span>The new ritornello material is followed by new music for the chorus. In this section, they sing the words "Steht auf!" (Arise!). For these words, Bach uses word-painting; he makes the music directly reflect the meaning of the words.</span>
They may not have even believed that the Black Death was even reality. This is because they are all used to living such lavish and rich lives, they would never thinking a having such a horrible diesease.
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