Christus, der ist mein Leben TVWV 1:138
Chorale Setting
by Georg Philipp Telemann
4-Part - Sheet Music

Solo soprano voice, solo alto voice, solo tenor voice, solo bass voice, Mixed choir-SATB, Ausfullungsbass, orchestra (Soprano solo, Alto solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Mixed choir (SATB), Ausfüllungsbass, Orchestra) - Level 3

SKU: BA.BA05897-90

Chorale Setting. Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann. Edited by Ute Poetzsch. Arranged by Andreas Kohs. This edition: urtext edition. Stapled. Barenreiter Urtext. Vocal Score. VWV 1. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA05897-90. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA05897-90).

ISBN 9790006563050. 27 x 19 cm inches. Language: German. Preface: Ute Poetzsch.

Chorale settings form a central part of Telemann's oeuvre. His 1754 setting of the church hymn Christus, der ist mein Leben, based on Melchoir Vulpius' melody from the Hamburg Hymnal, is especially well-suited to display his mastery in depicting the words of the chorale. The so-called"Ausfullungsbass"(a vocal bass added to the principal bass in tutti passages) was probably necessitated by the acoustical properties of Hamburg's churches.

This is the first Urtext edition of this highly successful chorale setting which is based on Georg Philipp Telemann Musical Works. The score contains a realisation of the continuo part.