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Erbarme dich, mein Gott from the St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 — Johann Sebastian Bach (Alto Aria and Violin)Interactive lesson ready

Erbarme dich, mein Gott from the St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 — Johann Sebastian Bach (Alto Aria and Violin)

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48 BPM 6:45 B Minor 6 tracks 2433 notes
Classical
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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Musical Analysis

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48 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo48 BPM
Duration6:45
Tracks6
Notes2433
Key / ScaleB Minor
Pitch rangeC#2 (37) - E6 (88)
Range span51 semitones

Melody Distribution

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Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
BBmBm7/AGF#dim7E5E5/BB7/F#G6Em
00:00 - 01:41
Early middle
F#m(add9)F#mAbm7F#m/AA6/F#Abdim7/BF#mF#m7/EDmaj7Abm7b5/D
01:41 - 03:22
Late middle
EmEmMaj7Em/GEmMaj7/GEm/GEm(add9)/F#F#7Abm7b5/F#F#11F#7sus4
03:22 - 05:04
Ending
C#dim7/BbC#dim7/EC#dim/GBbdim7F#BmBm(add9)Bsus4G6C#m7b5/G
05:04 - 06:45

Description & Musical Analysis

This is the aria “Erbarme dich, mein Gott” from Part II of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, BWV 244. This file lasts 6:46 and contains 2,433 note events.

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About this MIDI

This is the aria “Erbarme dich, mein Gott” from Part II of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, BWV 244. It includes the alto line, solo violin, and string accompaniment, not the complete Passion. This file lasts 6:46 and contains 2,433 note events.

Practice focus

Listen to the violin as it frames the alto melody. The alto line uses a choir-style MIDI sound.

Score source: [PDMX v9, Zenodo record 15571083](https://zenodo.org/records/15571083). This score is marked CC0 1.0 in the dataset metadata. Dataset attribution: Phillip Long, Zachary Novack, Julian McAuley, and Taylor Berg-Kirkpatrick (CC BY 4.0).

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
B Minor
Pitch Range
C#2 (37) - E6 (88)
Total Notes
2433

Note Distribution

C
60 2.5%
C#
296 12.2%
D
221 9.1%
Eb
52 2.1%
E
329 13.5%
F
45 1.8%
F#
403 16.6%
G
190 7.8%
Ab
103 4.2%
A
179 7.4%
Bb
141 5.8%
B
414 17.0%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Violintremolo strings754
Violins 1tremolo strings278
Violins 2tremolo strings270
Violastremolo strings285
Altochoir aahs310
Violoncellotremolo strings536

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1B
00:00 - 00:01M2.1 - M4.1Bm
00:02 - 00:03M5.1 - M7.1Bm7/A
00:04 - 00:05M8.1 - M10.1G
00:06 - 00:07M11.1 - M13.1F#dim7
00:08M14.1E5
00:08 - 00:09M15.1 - M16.1E5/B
00:10 - 00:11M17.1 - M19.1B7/F#
00:11M20.1G6
00:12M21.1Em
00:13M22.1G6
00:13M23.1Em/B
00:14M24.1G6
00:15M25.1Em/B
00:15 - 00:16M26.1 - M28.1C/E
00:17 - 00:18M29.1 - M31.1Em7/D
00:19 - 00:20M32.1 - M34.1C#dim7
00:21 - 00:22M35.1 - M37.1Bbdim
00:23 - 00:24M38.1 - M40.1Bm
00:25 - 00:26M41.1 - M43.1G6
00:26M44.1F#
00:27M45.1F#/C#
00:28 - 00:28M46.1 - M47.1F#7/E
00:29M48.1F#/Bb
00:30M49.1C#
00:30M50.1F#
00:31M51.1Abm7b5/F#
00:31M52.1Bbdim/C#
00:32M53.1F#
00:33M54.1Bm/F#
00:33M55.1F#7sus2
00:34 - 00:36M56.1 - M60.1F#7
00:37M61.1F#
00:38M62.1B7
00:38M63.1Em/B
00:39M64.1F#m
00:40M65.1B
00:40M66.1Em/B
00:41M67.1B7sus2
00:41 - 00:44M68.1 - M72.1B7
00:45M73.1B
00:45 - 00:48M74.1 - M79.1Em
00:49 - 00:51M80.1 - M83.1C/E
00:51 - 00:52M84.1 - M85.1F#7/E
00:53M86.1D6
00:53M87.1C#dim7
00:54M88.1Bm
00:55M89.1F#7sus4
00:55M90.1Bm/F#
00:56M91.1F#7
00:56M92.1Bm
00:57M93.1C#m7/B
00:58M94.1Bm
00:58M95.1C#m7/B
00:59M96.1Bm
01:00M97.1F#11/B
01:00M98.1Bm
01:01M99.1Bm(add9)
01:01M100.1B
01:02 - 01:03M101.1 - M103.1Bm7/A
01:04 - 01:05M104.1 - M106.1G
01:06 - 01:07M107.1 - M109.1B7/F#
01:08 - 01:08M110.1 - M111.1Em
01:09M112.1E
01:10 - 01:11M113.1 - M115.1F#m7b5/E
01:11 - 01:12M116.1 - M117.1Em
01:13M118.1Em(add9)
01:13 - 01:15M119.1 - M121.1Em
01:15 - 01:16M122.1 - M123.1C/E
01:16M124.1Em
01:17 - 01:18M125.1 - M126.1Em7/D
01:18M127.1Em7b5/D
01:19 - 01:20M128.1 - M129.1C#dim7
01:20M130.1C#m7b5
01:21 - 01:22M131.1 - M133.1Bbdim
01:23M134.1Bm(add9)
01:23M135.1BmMaj7
01:24M136.1Bm
01:25 - 01:25M137.1 - M138.1G6
01:26M139.1Em6/G
01:26M140.1F#
01:27M141.1BmMaj7/F#
01:28M142.1E6/9/Ab
01:28M143.1F#
01:29M144.1Bm/F#
01:30M145.1C#m/E
01:30M146.1B
01:31M147.1B7sus2
01:31M148.1Am(add9)/B
01:32M149.1CmMaj7
01:33M150.1Bsus4
01:33M151.1B7sus2/A
01:34M152.1Em11
01:35M153.1A7sus2/E
01:35M154.1Em11/G
01:36M155.1Em/G
01:36M156.1C#dim7/G
01:37M157.1D6/F#
01:38M158.1C#
01:38M159.1C#7sus2
01:39M160.1Bm(add9)/C#
01:40M161.1DmMaj7
01:40M162.1C#sus4
01:41M163.1C#7sus2/B
01:41M164.1F#m(add9)
01:42M165.1F#m
01:43M166.1Abm7
01:43M167.1F#m/A
01:44M168.1A6/F#
01:45M169.1Abdim7/B
01:45 - 01:46M170.1 - M172.1F#m
01:47 - 01:48M173.1 - M175.1F#m7/E
01:49M176.1Dmaj7
01:50M177.1Abm7b5/D
01:50M178.1Daug
01:51 - 01:51M179.1 - M180.1C#dim7
01:52M181.1C#
01:53M182.1Bm
01:53M183.1Bm(add9)
01:54M184.1D6/9/B
01:55M185.1C#m
01:55M186.1Dmaj9/C#
01:56M187.1F#/C#
01:56M188.1Bm(add9)/D
01:57M189.1Bsus2
01:58M190.1D6
01:58M191.1Bm/F#
01:59M192.1D6
02:00M193.1Bm7/F#
02:00 - 02:01M194.1 - M195.1G/B
02:01M196.1Bm
02:02M197.1Bm7/F#
02:03M198.1Bm7/A
02:03M199.1Bm7b5/A
02:04 - 02:05M200.1 - M201.1Abdim7
02:05M202.1Abdim
02:06 - 02:06M203.1 - M204.1Fdim7
02:07M205.1Fdim
02:08M206.1F#m
02:08M207.1F#m(add9)
02:09M208.1A6/9/F#
02:10 - 02:10M209.1 - M210.1D6
02:11M211.1Bm6/D
02:11M212.1C#
02:12M213.1C#/Ab
02:13 - 02:13M214.1 - M215.1C#7sus2/B
02:14M216.1C#/F
02:15M217.1Ab
02:15M218.1C#
02:16M219.1Ebm7b5/C#
02:16M220.1Fdim
02:17M221.1C#
02:18M222.1F#m/C#
02:18M223.1C#7/F
02:19 - 02:20M224.1 - M225.1C#7
02:20 - 02:21M226.1 - M227.1DmMaj7/C#
02:21M228.1C#
02:22M229.1Bsus2/C#
02:23M230.1F#
02:23M231.1BmMaj7/F#
02:24M232.1F#7sus2/C#
02:25M233.1F#7/E
02:25M234.1Bm11/C#
02:26M235.1F#11/Bb
02:26 - 02:27M236.1 - M237.1F#7
02:28 - 02:28M238.1 - M239.1GmMaj7/F#
02:29M240.1F#
02:30M241.1Esus2/F#
02:30M242.1Bm
02:31M243.1D6/9/B
02:31 - 02:32M244.1 - M245.1Bm
02:33M246.1Bm6
02:33M247.1BmMaj7
02:34M248.1G/B
02:35M249.1Bm(add9)
02:35M250.1G/B
02:36M251.1BmMaj7
02:36M252.1C#7/B
02:37M253.1Amaj9/B
02:38M254.1A6
02:38M255.1F#m11/Ab
02:39M256.1F#m
02:40M257.1Bsus2/C#
02:40M258.1A/C#
02:41M259.1C#5
02:41 - 02:42M260.1 - M261.1F#
02:43M262.1F#m/A
02:43M263.1C#sus4
02:44M264.1F#m/A
02:45M265.1C#
02:45 - 02:46M266.1 - M268.1F#m
02:47 - 02:48M269.1 - M271.1F#m7/E
02:49 - 02:50M272.1 - M273.1Dmaj7
02:50M274.1Bm/D
02:51M275.1C#m7
02:51M276.1Bm(add9)/C#
02:52M277.1Bbm/C#
02:53 - 02:54M278.1 - M280.1Bm
02:55 - 02:56M281.1 - M283.1C#dim7
02:56M284.1G/D
02:57M285.1G/B
02:58M286.1D6
02:58M287.1Bm/F#
02:59M288.1Bm/D
03:00M289.1Bm/F#
03:00 - 03:01M290.1 - M292.1G/B
03:02 - 03:03M293.1 - M295.1Bm7/A
03:04 - 03:05M296.1 - M298.1Abdim7
03:06 - 03:07M299.1 - M301.1Fdim
03:08M302.1Amaj7
03:08M303.1Abdim7
03:09M304.1F#m
03:10M305.1C#7sus2
03:10M306.1F#m/C#
03:11M307.1C#7
03:11M308.1F#m
03:12M309.1A6
03:13M310.1F#m/C#
03:13M311.1F#m
03:14M312.1A6/9

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