Christians, etch this blessed day (Christen, atzet diesen Tag) Cantata for the 1st day of Christmas by Johann Sebastian Bach 4-Part - Sheet Music
By Johann Sebastian Bach
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Christians, etch this blessed day (Christen, atzet diesen Tag)
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Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 3 oboes, bassoon, 4 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Grade 3
SKU: CA.3106300
Cantata for the 1st day of Christmas. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. This edition: Paperbound. German title: Christen, atzet diesen Tag. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Christmas. Full score. Composed 1715. BWV 63. 104 pages. Duration 27 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.063/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3106300).ISBN 9790007043667. Key: C major. Language: German/English.
With its scoring for a large number of performers, who according to earlier practice were divided into various groups, this Cantata is clearly a festive work. In the richness of its scoring it was equalled, but not surpassed, by Bach's first Leipzig Cantate for the Election of the Town Council, BWV 119, of 1723. It is noticeable that the words of BWV 63 relate to Christmas only in the recitatives, while the choruses and arias express the praise of God in general terms.
