Complex sentence: The cantata is scored for four soloists--soprano, alto, tenor and bass--a four-part choir, three trumpets, timpani, two recorders, two oboes, bassoon, organ obbligato, two violins, viola, viola da gamba and basso continuo.
Split into simpler sentences: The cantata is scored for four soloists--soprano, alto, tenor and bass--a four-part choir. The instruments required are three trumpets, timpani, two recorders, two oboes, bassoon, organ obbligato, two violins, viola, viola da gamba and basso continuo.