SATTBB vocal soli, SATB/SATB choir, SSA children's choir, congregation, oboe, 2 ...(+)
SATTBB vocal soli,
SATB/SATB choir, SSA
children's choir,
congregation, oboe, 2
violins, viola, cello,
contrabass, organ, armo -
Level 2
SKU:
CA.4019608
Composed
by Heinrich von
Herzogenberg.
Congregation. Sacred
vocal music, Oratorios,
Christmas. Single Part,
Gemeinde. Op. 90. 4
pages. Carus Verlag #CV
40.196/08. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.4019608).
ISBN
9790007076221. Language:
German.
The
Christmas oratorio Die
Geburt Christi op. 90 was
first performed in 1894
in the St. Thomas Church
in Strassburg and today
it has been rediscovered.
It is the first of a trio
of so-called church
oratorios by Brahms's
friend, Heinrich von
Herzogenberg. It was
followed by Die Passion
op. 93 and Erntefeier op.
104, all of which have
been published by Carus
in reprints of earlier
editions. With these
works which are partly
neo-baroque, partly late
romantic choral works,
Herzogenberg commits
himself to a new form of
the Protestant worship
service characterized by
a high artistic level,
but still near to the
congregation. Allowing
the choir to be
accompanied by
instruments outside the
closed liturgical form of
the service goes back to
a concept of the
theologian from
Strasbourg, Friedrich
Spitta. Since Christmas
was a good occasion for
the choir to perform
independently, Spitta
decided to put together
the text for a Christmas
oratorio and to
commission Herzogenberg
to realize it musically.
Score and part available
separately - see item
CA.4019600.