Example XXIV* [1–3].
[1.] Johann Heinrich Rolle, Der Tod Abels (libretto Johann Samuel Patzke). Sulzer’s example, originally given in soprano clef, is a transposed version of Rolle’s bass clef recitative in G major.
| Adam: | Adam: |
| Laß den Bruder dich umarmen! | Let your brother embrace you! |
[2.] Rolle, Der Tod Abels. Sulzer’s example, originally given in soprano clef, is a transposed version of Rolle’s bass clef recitative in A minor.
| Kain: | Kain: |
| Er füg es denn mit mir nach seinem Wolgefallen. | He binds it to me according to his pleasure. |
[3.] Likely Ramler, Der Tod Jesu. It is also possible that the author of the Sulzer essay composed this short excerpt.
| Ich sehe Mörder: Ach! es ist um Ihn geschehen! | I see murderers: Ah! he is lost! |