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The basic components of worship music remained the chant sung by leaders and the choirs and the traditional chorales by the choir and the congregations. Chorales often were sung in the simple style of the four-part cantional settings. Traditional polyphony was a staple for conservative church music practice, especially in Biblical motets and for liturgical texts. Settings of new hymns reflecting the Pietistic spirit of worship were added to the repertoire. Important new vocal forms, most with some type of instrumental participation and reflecting certain aspects of opera composition, often were more dramatic and expressive than traditional style works. These included:
As the century passed, many Biblical or liturgical text settings involved the addition of newly written poetry. Organ compositions included chorale variations and liturgical pieces intended for alternation performance with the choir or the congregation. Multi-sectional works often included movements only for instruments.
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