Cantatas are usually written for soloist and chorus choir orchestra( chorus, choir, orchestra ), accompanied by orchestra with figured bass continuo( figured bass, continuo ). The continuo would usually have included an harpsichord organ( harpsichord, organ ) as this is sacred music. The only woodwind instrument in the orchestra is the flute oboe bassoon( flute, oboe, bassoon ).

This is the first second( first, second ) appearance of the Queen of the Night. She is accompanied by strings, two horns and two oboes strings, two bassoons and two trumpets( strings, two horns and two oboes, strings, two bassoons and two trumpets ). After the orchestral introduction there is a short passage of accompanied coloratura recitative( coloratura, recitative ). The next section begins in G A B( G, A, B ) minor (bar 21) and is a moderate paced legato (smoothly flowing) aria in simple triple duple( triple, duple ) time The trembling is represented by word-painting as the violins violas oboes( violins, violas, oboes ) have ‘shivering’ repeated semiquavers In the final allegro moderato section in C B♭( C, B♭ ) major the Queen starts to display all her power. The soprano has virtuoso ornamented coloratura( ornamented, coloratura ) music at the highest tessitura, rising to top F. This section has no fewer than 12 13 14 15( 12, 13, 14, 15 ) bars on the same syllable (melisma).