Die Freude der Hirten uber die Geburt Jesu
Christmas oratorio
by Gottfried August Homilius
4-Part - Sheet Music

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Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello/contrabass - Grade 3

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Christmas oratorio. Composed by Gottfried August Homilius. Edited by Uwe Wolf. This edition: Complete edition. Gottfried August Homilius - Selected Works. Die Freude Der Hirten Ga 5. Innovative practice aids, Sacred vocal music, Oratorios, Christmas. Choral Score. HoWV I.1. Duration 45 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 37.105/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3710505).

ISBN 9790007128708. Language: German. Text: Buschmann, Ernst August. Text: Ernst August Buschmann.

After the Passions-Cantate ,,Ein Lammlein geht und tragt die Schuld" of 1775, the Christmas Oratorio is the second major vocal work by Homilius to appear in print during his lifetime. With an unusually large instrumental contingent, Homilius set the, at that time, much beloved pastoral theme of the shepherds in a most sophisticated manner. Each movement presents a clearly differentiated, atmospheric scene, distinct from all the other movements. This applies to the varied pastoral music, as well as to the representation of the mighty God by an angel, whose entrance is accompanied by trumpets and timpani. Score available separately - see item CA.3710500.