Christians, etch this blessed day (Christen, atzet diesen Tag)

Cantata for the 1st day of Christmas

By Johann Sebastian Bach

Christians, etch this blessed day (Christen, atzet diesen Tag) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Instrument:

Voice

Choir

Piano and Keyboard

Ensemble:

4-Part

Mixed Choir

Orchestra

SATB

Format:

Study Score

Level:

Grade 3

Publisher:

Carus Verlag

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Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 3 oboes, bassoon, 4 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Grade 3
Cantata for the 1st day of Christmas. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. This edition: Paperbound. German title: Christen, atzet. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Christmas. Study score. Composed 1715. BWV 63. 104 pages. Duration 27 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.063/07. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3106307).

Item Number: CA.3106307

ISBN 9790007043698. 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. Score available separately - see item CA.3106300.