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Original

Dialogus von der Geburt Christi. Reinhard Keiser. Voice sheet music. Choir sheet music. Percussion sheet music. Piano and Keyboard sheet music. Timpani sheet music.

Translation

Dialogus of the Nativity. Reinhard Keiser. Voice sheet music. Choir sheet music. Percussion sheet music. Piano and Keyboard sheet music. Timpani sheet music.

Original

Dialogus von der Geburt Christi. Christmas oratorio in three parts. Composed by Reinhard Keiser. 1674-1739. Edited by Christine Blanken. For SATB vocal soli, SSAATTBB choir, 3 contrabassoons, timpani, 3 oboes, 3 bassoon, 2 violin, viola, basso continuo. German title. Weihnachtsoratorium. Oratorios, Christmas. Viola part. Language. German. 4 pages. Duration 40 minutes. Published by Carus Verlag. CA.1038613. With Language. German. Oratorios, Christmas. Reinhard Keiser, highly regarded by his contemporaries as a composer. primarily of operas. , also wrote a considerable number of sacred works, such as cantatas, masses, passions, and oratorios. Among these works, most of which are lost, this Dialogus von der Geburt Christi, published here for the first time, occupies a special place as Keiser's only surviving Christmas oratorio. It is a an alternative to the current Christmas repertoire. Opulently scored, well-known Christmas chorales are presented, while in other movements the intimacy of the scene at the crib is evoked. The colorful and finely nuanced instrumentation is contrasted with freely flowing, easily singable choral movements. Score available separately - see item CA.1038600.

Translation

Dialogus of the Nativity. Christmas oratorio in three parts. Composed by Reinhard Keiser. 1674-1739. Edited by Christine Blanken. For SATB vocal only, SSAATTBB choir, 3 contrabassoons, timpani, three oboes, bassoon 3, second violin, viola, continuo. German title. Christmas Oratorio. Oratorios, Christmas. Viola part. Language. German. 4 pages. Duration 40 minutes. Published by Carus Verlag. CA.1038613. With Language. German. Oratorios, Christmas. Reinhard Keiser, highly regarded by his contemporaries as a composer. primarily of operas. , also wrote a considerable number of sacred works, such as cantatas, masses, passions, and oratorios. Among these works, most of which are lost, this Dialogus von der Geburt Christi, published here for the first time, occupies a special place as Keiser's only surviving Christmas oratorio. It is a an alternative to the current Christmas repertoire. Opulently scored, well-known Christmas chorales are presented, while in other movements the intimacy of the scene at the crib is evoked. The colorful and finely nuanced instrumentation is contrasted with freely flowing, easily singable choral movements. Score available separately - see item CA.1038600.