Christmas cantata/ Weihnachtskantate .- Erfreute Weihnachtsnacht / O joyous Christmas night
Beyer, Johann Samuel (1669-1744) [ Germany ]
Edition
Published by
Concordia
[USA]
, 1980
Ref. :
98-2457
(3 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution:
Krapf, Gerhard
; Peek, Richard
Type of material:
Organ-vocal score
Description
Text in:
English
+ adapted in
German
Epoque:
18th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Christmas song ; Sacred ; Cantata chorus
Mood of the piece:
festive ; joyous ; jubilant
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
String quartet + continuo
(5 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Keyboard (1) ; Violin (2) ; Viola (1) ; Cello (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
A
Tonality:
F major
Duration:
2.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas Vigil
Number of verses:
3
Musicological Sources:
This is the concluding chorus of Beyer's Christmas Cantata.
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 1413 (58 copies)