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First produced in Leipzig in 1734-35, Bach's Christmas Oratorio unfolds in a set of 6 cantatas unified by a Biblical narrative relating the story of the birth of Christ. This masterpiece of sacred mus...

Johann Sebastian Bach's cantata "Selig ist der Mann" (BWV 57), composed for the Second Day of Christmas, is a deeply moving masterpiece of spiritual depth and Baroque expressiveness. The work captivat...

The text originally comes from Psalm 80:2. It is traditionally used on the third Sunday of Advent, the 'Gaudete' or 'Rejoicing' Sunday, when penitential exercises are suspended to symbolize the coming...

This setting begins with a simple, unison singing of the Veni Emmanuel plainsong melody. Jubilant choral statements of rejoice, rejoice are interjected into the serenity of the verses to create a deep...

Now Begin On Christmas Day by Ronald Arnatt, arranged by Leo Nestor for SAB choir with Organ accompaniment.

Of the 11 surviving settings of the Mass by Charpentier, the present work, the Messe de minuit, is without doubt one of the most popular. Although Charpentier's Parisian career is quite well documente...

Gavin Bryars' two Billesdon Carols - New Prince, new Pomp and The Golden Carol of the Three Kings - were written especially for the village of Billesdon's Christmas carol service where the composer li...

As Master of the Queens Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has written a new carol for Her Majesty the Queen each Christmas since his appointment began in 2004. Kings and Shepherds is the fourth and like...

Aus dem 'Mainzer Chorbuch'.