Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (1851-1899), Band 5.2

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 Part 1. Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage
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 Part 4. Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben
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Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)

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Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (1851-1900), Band 5
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, (1856). Plate B.W. {{{3}}}

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Public Domain

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Manuscripts (Excerpts)

Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (1851-1899), Band 44

 Autograph of six pages from BWV 248 - Christmas Oratorio
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Hermann Kretzschmar (1848-1924)

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Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 44
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, (1895), Plate XLIV

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Public Domain

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Vocal Scores

German

 Complete score
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Gustav Rösler (1819-1882), piano reduction

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Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.38, n.d.(ca.1900), plate 8795

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Public Domain

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US CA UK DE FR - Serenissima (reprint)

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Salomon Jadassohn (1831-1902)

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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1876), plate V.A. 13

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Public Domain

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Chorales

German / Spanish

 Collection of 10 chorales
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Antonio Armendáriz

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Antonio Armendáriz

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Misc. Notes:

Corales I/05 y09 , II/03 y 08 , III/05, 10 y 12, V/04 y 11,VI/06.
Alta calidad, textos en alemán y español, datos biográficos

Arrangements and Transcriptions

Chorales - Selections

For Double Reed Quartet

 Complete Parts
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Notenschreiber, transcriber

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Notenschreiber

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Notensatz Capella
Double Reed Quartet means Oboe, Cor anglais, Bassoboe, Bassoon

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General Information

Work Title Christmas Oratorio
Alternative Title Weihnachtsoratorium
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue Number BWV 248
Number of Movements/Sections 6
Year/Date of Composition 1734-1735
Year of First Publication 1856 (Bach Gesellschaft Ausgabe)
Librettist Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander)
Language German
Genre Oratorio
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Soli, Chorus
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes (doubling Oboes d'Amore), 3 Trumpets, Timpani, Strings, and Organ/Continuo
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Misc. Comments

Section Listing

  1. Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage (Cantata for Christmas Day)
  2. Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend (Cantata for the 2nd Day of Christmas)
  3. Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen (Cantata for the 3rd Day of Christmas)
  4. Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben (Cantata for New Year's Day)
  5. Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen (Cantata the Sunday after New Year)
  6. Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben (Cantata for the Feast of Epiphany)


Parts of Cantatas1-5 were adapted from the secular cantatas BWV 213 and BWV 215, most of Cantata 6 from lost cantata BWV 248a.

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