Violoncello/Contrabass
SKU: CA.9700714
Christmas Oratorio in
Two Parts. Composed
by Joseph Leopold Eybler.
Edited by Karl Michael
Waltl. Arranged by Paul
Horn. Violoncello/double
bass. Sacred vocal music,
Oratorios, Christmas.
Individual part. 36
pages. Duration 80
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
97.007/14. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.9700714).
ISBN
9790007238964. Text
language:
German.
Joseph
Leopold Eybler had
frequent contacts with
the great composers of
his day: both Joseph
Haydn and Albrechtsberger
were his teachers and
friends, and he had a
close friendship with
Mozart and Johann Michael
Haydn. His major
Christmas oratorio Die
Hirten bei der Krippe zu
Bethlehem (1794) was
composed four years
before Haydn's Die
Schopfung (The Creation).
The almost operatic work
displays a wealth of
different facets: from
the virtuoso aria,
through the tranquil
depiction of nature in
music, to the portrayal
of the most heartfelt
emotions. As a true jewel
of Viennese classicism,
Die Hirten (The
Shepherds) is a
worthwhile addition to
the Christmas repertoire.
Score and part available
separately - see item
CA.9700700.
Shepherd
