The first score in this pdf is from Bach's motet Jesu Meine Freude, BWV 227 Number VIII, So aber Christus in euch ist. The text of this movement is Romans 8:10-- "If now Christ Jesus lives in ye, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness." Bach gets more out of three-part writing than most composers ever get from five- or six-part writing. Movement VIII is for alto, tenor, and bass, and is the first movement in the motet in which the sopranos are tacet. The second score in this pdf is movement IX, Gute Nacht, o Wesen. It is a chorale fantasy using the lyrics of stanza 5 of the Johann Crueger hymn tune, Jesu Meine Freude. This movement is scored for soprano I and II, tenor and bass, and is the second movement in the motet in which the basses are tacet. If you listen carefully, you will hear the altos come in with a line from the hymn from time to time, in the midst of all the "fantasy" of the other three parts. +++ Fare thee well that errest, Thou that earth preferest, Thou wilt tempt in vain. Fare thee well, transgression, Hence, abhorred posession, Come not forth again! Past your hour, O pride and power, Worldly life thy bonds I sever, Fare thee well forever. English lyrics by Catherine Winkworth, from the German by Johann Frank. +++ IF NOW CHRIST - FARE THEE WELL, by J. S. Bach for unaccompanied SSATB choir, comes in a pdf file of 830k, with a five-page score (No. VIII), an eleven-page score (No. IX), and a license page, seventeen pages in all. Performance time should be about 2:25 for No. VIII and about 2:40 for No. IX. MIDI sound sample: entire piece. TRK10155AUS$3.95 BLANKET RECORDING POLICY FOR SHEET MUSIC Many of our sheet music licenses state that the purchaser does not have the right to record the work. We have modified our policy on this, and unless the license page states that you must obtain permission from a party other than www.tributek.com to record the work, we will allow a small number (less than 50) of copies of an audio or video recording of a live performance to be made and distributed and/or posted to a free web site for viewing/listening, so long as www.tributek.com, the composer, arranger, and lyricist are credited. IN THE DOWNLOADABLES BUSINESS OVER TEN YEARS! Visit our hard goods division at A customer commented: "This was a first for me: downloading a book instead of buying it in paper form. The cost of the book in this format was less than many firms charge for shipping an item. I had not a single glitch and I would buy another book in this format with no reservations. Tributek did a good job." Another customer commented: "I would like to compliment you on the ease of purchasing music on-line. I require the music for a wedding in a couple of weeks, and didn't want to wait for music to be sent in the mail. It was great to be able to hear the music and to know the length of the PDF file and performance time." Another customer writes: "I bought some choral music off your site. It's great. I hope we can do all of it in our church. I don't know how you can sell it so cheap. It's a great service you offer." NOTE: All www.tributek.com customers are given the opportunity to rate our service, value, and quality, and 98% of www.tributek.com customers who have ever returned satisfaction surveys rate their overall experience doing business with us as "excellent" (71%) or "good" (27%). You can't please all of the people all of the time, but we do try very hard. www.tributek.com - PO Box 8025 - Elburn IL 60119 USA Visit our hard goods division at www.tributek.biz Copyright (c)1999-2012 www.tributek.com All rights to all text, sounds, and graphics are reserved. Last update: 21 May 2012