Weihnachts-Cantilene (Reichardt, Johann Friedrich)

Composition Year	1785
Genre Categories	Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 2 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language

Sheet Music

Complete Score
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Copyist	Johann Christoph Perlberg (partim)
Publisher. Info.	Manuscript, 1785.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
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Publisher. Info.	Berlin: the author, 1786.
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Work Title	Weihnachts-Cantilene
Alternative. Title
Name Translations	Weihnachts-Kantilene
Name Aliases	Euch ist heute der Heiland geboren
Authorities	GND: 300721889
Composer	Reichardt, Johann Friedrich
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IJR 31
Text Incipit	Euch ist heute der Heiland gebohren
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1785
First Publication.	1786
Librettist	Matthias Claudius (1740–1815)
Language	German
Dedication	Matthias Claudius and his wife Rebecka
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Classical
Piece Style	Classical
Instrumentation	Voices: soprano, tenor, mixed chorus Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, strings

Coro. Euch ist heute der Heiland gebohren - SATB chorus, keyboard (orchestra reduction?)
Recit. Maria war zu Bethlehem - Soprano, keyboard (2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns)
Choral. Den aller Weltkreis nie beschloß - SATB chorus
Recit. Vor Gott gehts goettlich her - Soprano, keyboard (orchestra reduction)
Coro. Am Anfang war das Wort - Choir I (SATB chorus), Choir II (unison chorus), keyboard (orchestra reduction?)
Ein Kindelein so loebelich - SATB chorus, keyboard (orchestra reduction?)
Recit. Die Vaeter hoffeten auf ihn mit Thraenen - Soprano, keyboard
Coro. Lasset uns ihn lieben - SATB chorus, keyboard (orchestra reduction?)
Recit. Die Weisen fielen vor ihm nieder - Soprano, keyboard
Choral. Er ist auf Erden kommen arm - SATB chorus
Da liegt und schlummert er - Soprano, keyboard (orchestra reduction)
Choral. Willkommen in dem Jammerthal - SATB chorus

Second version 'nach der gewoehnlichen Kirchenmelodie'

Holdseliger, gebenedeiter Knabe - Soprano, keyboard (orchestra reduction)
Ich danke dir auf meinen Knieen - Soprano, Tenor, keyboard
Wir wollen seine Krippe schmuecken - Choir I (children's chorus - 4 trebles), Choir II ("fathers and mothers" SATB chorus), keyboard (orchestra reduction?)
Coro. Du bist wuerdig zu nehmen Lob und Preis - SATB chorus, keyboard