for string octet (4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos)

after the opening movement of the «Credo» from the Mass in B Minor (BWV 232)

In the original of the Mass in B minor, this movement in «Gregorian style» accompanies a 5-part choir with only 1st / 2nd violin and bass. These altogether 8 voices result in the string octet instrumentation without any other changes.