Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach

PUBLISHER: Bärenreiter-Verlag

PRODUCT TYPE: Vocal Score

INSTRUMENT GROUP: Mixed Choir

Bach ’s Christmas Oratorio , composed in 1734, narrates the story of the birth of Jesus in a cycle of six cantatas with a text probably by Christian Friedrich Henrici (known as Picander) whoprovided several libretti for Bach during his Leipzig period. Like the St. Matthew and St. John Passions,

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Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach
Publisher	Bärenreiter-Verlag
Instrumentation	Soloists, Mixed Choir and Piano
Text language	German
Product Type	Vocal Score
Instrument Group	Mixed Choir
Style Period	Baroque
Genre	Oratorium
ISMN	9790006461660
Style Period	Baroque
Thema	Christmas
Voicing	SATB
Series	Bärenreiter Urtext
No. Pages	246
No.	BA5014A

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Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, composed in 1734, narrates the story of the birth of Jesus in a cycle of six cantatas with a text probably by Christian Friedrich Henrici (known as Picander) whoprovided several libretti for Bach during his Leipzig period.

Like the St. Matthew and St. John Passions, the Christmas Oratorio is narrated by an Evangelist and includes devices from Italian operasuch as the recitative and aria. It was written to be performed during the thirteen days of Christmas of the Lutheran Church calendar (25 December – 6 January) allowing the wondrous story of the Gospel tograduallyunfold.

- Full score and performance material (BA5014), vocal score (BA5014-90) and study score (TP85) available for sale.

- Urtext of the New Bach Edition.