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Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248
Examples from the Score

Mvt. 1: Chorus

Measure 25 ff. of 1^st mvt. of the Christmas Oratorio:

Mvt. 54: Chorus

Opening of mvt. 54 of BWV 248:

Contributed by Thomas Braatz (April 20, 2004)

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Details
Recordings: Until 1950 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001 | Individual Movements
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7
Systematic Discussions: Cantata 1 | Cantata 2 | Cantata 3 | Cantata 4 | Cantata 5 | Cantata 6 | Part 7: Summary
Individual Recordings: BWV 248 - Collegium Aureum | BWV 248 - Christophers | BWV 248 - Gardiner | BWV 248 - Harnoncourt | BWV 248 - Jacobs | BWV 248 - McGegan | BWV 248 - Otto | BWV 248 - Richter | BWV 248 - Rilling | BWV 248 - Schreier | BWV 248 - Suzuki | BWV 248 - Kurt Thomas | BWV 248 - Veldhoven
Articles: A Bottomless Bucket of Bach - Christmas Oratorio [D. Satz]

Scores: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Other Vocal BWV 225-249 | Chorales BWV 250-438 | Geistliche Lieder BWV 439-507 | AMN BWV 508-524 | Other Vocal BWV 1081-1127, BWV Anh | Non-Vocal | Chorale Melodies | Sources | Discussions: Scores of Bach Cantatas: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Bach’s Manuscripts
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