Let all the gates be raised
Kantate zum 1. Advent
by Georg Philipp Telemann
TB - Sheet Music

Orchestra S(A)TB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Grade 3

SKU: CA.3910519

Kantate zum 1. Advent. Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann. Edited by Traugott Fedtke, Klaus Hofmann. Arranged by Traugott Fedtke. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Telemann-Archiv. German title: Machet die Tore weit. Innovative practice aids, Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Psalms, German, Advent, Praise and thanks. Set of Orchestra Parts. TVWV 1:1074. Duration 16 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 39.105/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3910519).

ISBN 9790007139247. Language: German/English.

The Advent cantata Machet die Tore weit has long been one of the most frequently performed of Telemann's sacred works. Among the copies of this cantata which have been handed down is a copy by J. S. Bach which bears testimony to the high respect he paid to his then more celebrated colleague from Hamburg: It is a copy of the score in the hand of the Thomaskantor which was made for a performance in Leipzig on Avent Sunday in 1734 (therefore during the same period as the first performance of Bach's Christmas Oratorio). Of the four solo singers the soprano and bass, each of whom has an aria, are indispensable. The brief alto solos in the opening chorus can be sung by a member of the choir, and the tenor recitative can be sung by the soprano soloist. This work is now available in carus music, the choir app! Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3910500.