SSATB choir, ST vocal soli, 2 flute, 2 oboe, 3 trumpet, timpani, 2 violin, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3119103

Cantata for Christmas. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ruprecht Langer. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Christmas. Vocal score. BWV 191. 44 pages. Duration 18 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.191/03. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3119103).

ISBN 9790007143237. Text language: German/English.

The Christmas cantata Gloria in excelsis Deo BWV 191, which has always presented researchers with many challenging problems, is among the few works to Latin words set by Johann Sebastian Bach. It consists of three sections - a finely-woven duet flanked by two festive choral movements - which we are to encounter again almost note for note in the world-famous Mass in B minor. Score available separately - see item CA.3119100.