Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), BWV 248 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

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Part I. Am 1. Weihnachtstag (Feria 1 Nativitatis Christi)

Choral movements (complete)

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Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 14 pages, 780 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: 4 choral movements, choral parts only, midi and source files available with individual movements.

Individual movements

#1. Coro „Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 10 pages, 508 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

#2. Evangelista (Tenore) „Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit”

#3. Accompagnato (Alto) „Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam”

#4. Aria (Alto) „Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben”

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Editor: Eva Toller (submitted 2004-10-24).   Score information: A4   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Originally recitative and aria for Alto, Oboe d'amore I/II, Violoncello, Fagotto, Continuo, Organo. Arranged by Eva Toller for SSAA.

#5. Choral „Wie soll ich dich empfangen”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 10 pages, 116 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

#6. Evangelista (Tenore) „Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn”

#7. Choral/ Recitativo (Soprano, Basso) „Er is auf Erden kommen arm/ Wer will die Liebe recht erhöhn”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 76 kbytes   Copyright: Personal Choral part only.

#8. Aria (Basso) „Großer Herr und starker König”

#9. Choral „Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein!”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 108 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Part II. Am 2. Weihnachtstag (Feria 2 Nativitatis Christi)

Choral movements (complete)

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Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 12 pages, 904 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: 4 choral movements, choral parts only, midi and source files available with individual movements.

Individual movements

#1 (10). Sinfonia

#2 (11). Evangelista (Tenore) „Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend”

#3 (12). Choral „Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht”

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Editor: John Henry Fowler (submitted 2008-11-13).   .   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 33 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL
Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 37 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
Editor: Charbel Kady (added 2003-07-09).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 128 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

English text only: Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light

See also the Christmas Songbook
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Editor: Edward L. Stauff (submitted 2004-05-20).   Score information: Letter, 1 page   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: English text: Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light
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Editor: John D. Smith (submitted 2004-02-25).   Score information: A4, 2 pages   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Scores listed alphabetically by composer. All scores available in Scorch format, some are also available as PDF files.
Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 1999-01-15).   Score information: 40 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: English text: Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light

#4 (13). Evangelista/ Angelus (Tenore, Soprano) „Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen/ Fürchtet euch nicht”

#5 (14). Recitativo (Basso) „Was Gott dem Abraham verheißen”

#6 (15). Aria (Tenore) „Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet”

#7 (16). Evangelista (Tenore) „Und das habt zum Zeichen”

#8 (17). Choral „Schaut hin! dort liegt im finstern Stall”

CPDL #18292 Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Sibelius 4.
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Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 96 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

#9 (18). Recitativo (Basso) „So geht denn hin!”

#10 (19). Aria (Alto) „Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh'”

#11 (20). Evangelista (Tenore) „Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel”

#12 (21). Chorus „Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe”

CPDL #18293 Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Sibelius 4.
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Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 576 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

#13 (22). Recitativo (Basso) „So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet”

#14 (23). Choral „Wir singen dir in deinem Heer”

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Editor: John Henry Fowler (submitted 2008-11-13).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 27 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL
Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 114 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Part III. Am 3. Weihnachtstag (Feria 3 Nativitatis Christi)

Choral movements (complete)

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Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 11 pages, 676 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: 5 choral movements, choral parts only, midi and source files available with individual movements.

Individual movements

#1 (24). Coro „Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 224 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

#2 (25). Evangelista (Tenore) „Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren”

#3 (26). Chorus „Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 128 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

#4 (27). Recitativo (Basso) „Er hat sein Volk getröst't”

#5 (28). Choral „Dies hat er alles uns getan”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 128 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

#6 (29). Aria Duetto (Soprano, Basso) „Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen”

#7 (30). Evangelista (Tenore) „Und sie kamen eilend”

#8 (31). Aria (Alto) „Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder”

#9 (32). Recitativo (Alto) „Ja, ja! mein Herz soll es bewahren”

#10 (33). Choral „Ich will dich mit Fleiß bewahren”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 104 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
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Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27).   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: German and English text (All My Heart This Night Rejoices).

#11 (34). Evangelista (Tenore) „Und die Hirten kehren wieder um”

#12 (35). Choral „Seid froh, dieweil”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 128 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Repeat #1 (24). Coro „Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen”

Part IV. Am Neujahrstage (Festo Circumcisionis Christi)

Choral movements (complete)

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Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 11 pages, 688 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: 2 choral movements, choral parts only, midi and source files available with individual movements.

Individual movements

#1 (36). Coro „Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 9 pages, 564 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

#2 (37). Evangelista (Tenore) „Und da acht Tage um waren”

#3 (38). Reciativo/ Arioso (Soprano, Basso) „Immanuel, o süßes Wort/ Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben”

#4 (39). Aria (Soprano, Echo) „Flößt, mein Heiland, flößt dein Namen”

#5 (40). Recitativo/ Arioso (Soprano, Basso) „Wohlan! dein Name soll allein/ Jesu, meine Freud' und Wonne”

#6 (41). Aria (Tenore) „Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben”

#7 (42). Choral „Jesus richte mein Beginnen”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 132 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Part V. Am Sonntag nach Neujahr (Dominica post Festum Circumcisionis Christi)

Choral movements (complete)

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Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 16 pages, 932 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: 4 choral movements, choral parts only, midi and source files available with individual movements.

Individual movements

#1 (43). Coro „Jesus richte mein Beginnen”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 11 pages, 596 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

#2 (44). Evangelista (Tenore) „Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem”

#3 (45). Coro/ Recitativo (Alto) „Wo ist der neugeborne König der Jüden/ Sucht ihn in meiner Brust”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 136 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

#4 (46). Choral „Dein Glanz all' Finsternis verzehrt”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 128 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

#5 (47). Aria (Basso) „Erleucht' auch meine finstre Sinnen”

#6 (48). Evangelista (Tenore) „Da das der König Herodes hörte”

#7 (49). Accompagnato (Alto, Tenore) „Warum wollt ihr erschrecken”

#8 (50). Evangelista (Tenore) „Und ließ versammeln alle Hohenpriester”

#9 (51). Aria Terzetto (Soprano, Alto, Tenor) „Ach! wann wird die Zeit erscheinen?”

#10 (52). Recitativo (alto) „Mein Liebster herrschet schon”

#11 (53). Choral „Zwar ist solche Herzensstube”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 96 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Part VI. Am Fest der Erscheinung Christi (Festo Epiphanias)

Choral movements (complete)

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Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 15 pages, 1032 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: 3 choral movements, choral parts only, midi and source files available with individual movements.

Individual movements

#1 (54). Chorus „Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 11 pages, 804 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

#2 (55). Evangelista/ Herodes (Tenore, Basso) „Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich/ Ziehet hin und forschet fleißig”

#3 (56). Accompagnato (Soprano) „Du Falscher, suchet nur den Herrn zu fällen”

#4 (57). Aria (Soprano) „Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen”

#5 (58). Evangelista (Tenore) „Als sie nun den König gehöret hatten”

#6 (59). Choral „Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 112 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
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Edition notes: English text (Beside Thy Cradle Here I stand).

#7 (60). Evangelista (Tenore) „Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum'”

#8 (61). Accompagnato (Tenore) „So geht! Genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier”

#9 (62). Aria (Tenore) „Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken”

#10 (63). Recitativo à 4 (Soprano, Alto, Tenore, Basso) „Was will der Höllen Schrecken nun”

#11 (64). Choral „Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen”

Editor: Michael Dreschel (submitted 2003-08-19).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 132 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Choral parts only, source file is zipped.

General Information

Title: Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio)
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: SATB plus Solo Soprano, Solo Alto, Solo Tenor & Solo Bass (original); and SSAA (arrangement)
Genre: Sacred, Oratorio

Languages: German, English
Instruments: Orchestra
Published: 1734

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