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Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 |
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Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, on
March 21, 1685, and died in Leipzig on July 28, 1750. Bach composed his
Christmas Oratorio in 1734, drawing upon music previously used in earlier
secular cantatas. The composer led the first performances in Leipzig
between Christmas Day and the Feast of the Epiphany in December of
1734. In addition to vocal soloists and chorus, the six cantatas
that comprise the oratorio call for various combinations of two flutes,
four oboes (two doubling oboe d'amore, two doubling English horn),
bassoon, two horns, three trumpets, timpani, strings and continuo.
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Last
performance:  12/21/2003Other Bach works: Cantata
No. 174Cantata
No. 196Flute
sonatasSuite
No. 2BWV 248 links: German
text (I)German
text (II)German
text (III)German
text (IV)German
text (V)German
text (VI)English
translation (I)English
translation (II)English
translation (III)English
translation (IV)English
translation (V)English
translation (VI)Emmanuel
MusicDiscussionCantatas
guide (I)Cantatas
guide (II)Cantatas
guide (III)Cantatas
guide (IV)Cantatas
guide (V)Cantatas
guide (VI)Student
essay (PDF)Arcadia
PlayersBach links: Biographyjsbach.orgBBC
profileClassicalNet
pageGood CDs: The Bach Choir of Bethlehem (PA) performs BWV 140, paired with BWVs 56 and 159  purchaseGood books: Klaus Eidam's entertainingly opinionated revisionist biography of Bach  purchaseThe third edition of Malcolm Boyd's wonderfully accessible biography of Bach  purchase |
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