SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 violins, cello/contrabass, harp ad lib, basso continuo

SKU: CA.1036905

Christmas cantata. Composed by Christian August Jacobi. Edited by Tobias Nicolaus. Also Hat Gott Die Welt Geliebet. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Christmas. Choral Score. Composed 1708. 12 pages. Duration 19 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 10.369/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1036905).

ISBN 9790007109349. Key: F major. Language: German/English.

The Bach contemporary Christian August Jacobi is among those composers who made a lasting impression among 18th century Middle German composers, since the influence of the Thomaskantor himself was limited primarily to Leipzig. Jacobi's cantatas are richly varied and they not too difficult to perform. Five of the six movements of the Christmas cantata Also hat Gott die Welt geliebet for soli, choir, strings and basso continuo are based on Luther's Christmas chorale Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, which give the work a traditional character (the text of the first movement is based on the Gospel of St. John). The richly varied instrumentation and alternation between choral movements and duets by the soloists bring to the sound of the cantata a variety which will also be enhanced by the use of the harp (ad libitum). Score available separately - see item CA.1036900.