Nun komm der Heiden Heiland

Gottfried August Homilius (1714 – 1785) was a German composer, cantor and organist. He is considered one of the most important church composers of the generation following Bach's and was the main representative of the empfindsamer style. (soure: Wikipedia)

A wonderful trio on the famous Advent hymn 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland'. It's nice to see how Homilius uses dotted rhythms in the right hand. Which is (maybe) a reference to Bach's Cantata BWV 61, where Bach uses dotted rhythms in the ouverture, in the spirit of a French baroque ouverture. An ouverture meant often an introduction to the piece after it (an oratorio or opera). This Advent hymn can be seen as the introduction to Christmas, when Christ was born.