Solo bass voice (baritone voice), SATB choir, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo, ...(+)
Solo bass voice (baritone
voice), SATB choir, 2
violins, viola, basso
continuo, [trumpet] -
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CA.3911919
Christmas cantata.
Composed by Georg Philipp
Telemann. Edited by Klaus
Hofmann. Arranged by
Klaus Hofmann. This
edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Telemann-Archiv. German
title: Allein Gott in der
Hoh sei Ehr. Sacred vocal
music, Cantatas,
Christmas. Set of
Orchestra Parts. TVWV
1:58. Duration 18
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
39.119/19. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3911919).
ISBN
9790007139292. Key: B
flat major. Language:
German/English.
In
his Christmas cantata
Allein Gott in der Hoh
sei Ehr (To God, on high
alone be praise),
Telemann celebrates the
birth of Jesus as a
symbol of the
reconciliation with God
and as a message of
salvation for a sinful
humanity. The cantata
makes provision for a
competent baritone
soloist who sings two
challenging arias, as
well as a four-part choir
which provides the
framework for the
composition with two
unadorned chorale verses
and, as a climax, intones
the Christmas paean from
Luke 2:14 Ehre sei Gott
in der Hohe (Praise to
God in his high heaven).
In the first aria, the
muted sounds of the
optional high trumpet
accompany the words O
Freudengetone, wie
lieblich, wie schone (O
music of blessing! How
lovely, how pleasing),
evoking a gentle
Christmas luster. Score
and parts available
separately - see item
CA.3911900.