Uns ist ein Kind geboren (Kuhnau, Johann)

Authorship Note
Formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach as his BWV 142.


Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 movements
Composition Year 1720?
Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 3 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language; For 2 violins, viola, cello (arr); For 4 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 2 violins, 2 cellos (arr); For violin, 2 violas, cello (arr); For violin, viola, 2 cellos (arr); For 2 oboes, viola, cello (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); For 2 oboes, 2 cellos (arr); For oboe, violin, viola, cello (arr); For oboe, violin, 2 cellos (arr); For oboe, 2 violas, cello (arr); For oboe, viola, 2 cellos (arr); For 3 violins, cello (arr); For 2 flutes, violin, cello (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); For 2 flutes, viola, cello (arr); For 2 flutes, 2 cellos (arr); For flute, 2 violins, cello (arr); For flute, violin, viola, cello (arr); For flute, violin, 2 cellos (arr); For trumpet, cello, harpsichord (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the harpsichord (arr); For 3 players (arr); For horn, trumpet, euphonium (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); Scores featuring the euphonium (arr); For harpsichord (arr); For 1 player (arr); For piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

Sinfonia (No.1)

For Trumpet, Cello and Harpsichord (Rondeau)

 Complete Performance
#200177 - 1.86MB - 1:28 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2009×⇩ - MP3 - Reccmo

MP3 file (audio)
Reccmo (2012/4/7)

Performer Pages Michel Rondeau (Trumpet)
Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
Performers Sonja Deunsch (Harpsichord), Laura Backstrom (Cello)
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Synthesized/MIDI

Complete

 1. Sinfonia
#134528 - 0.96MB - 1:40 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 547×⇩ - MP3 - Jürgen Knuth

MP3 file (audio)
Jürgen Knuth (2011/10/9)

⇒ 7 more: 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren' • 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' • 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben' • 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' • 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel' • 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' • 8. Chorale: Alleluia

 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren'
#134541 - 1.22MB - 2:08 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 445×⇩ - MP3 - Jürgen Knuth

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Jürgen Knuth (2011/10/9)

 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen'
#134548 - 1.46MB - 2:33 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 303×⇩ - MP3 - Jürgen Knuth

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Jürgen Knuth (2011/10/9)

 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben'
#134552 - 0.94MB - 1:38 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 261×⇩ - MP3 - Jürgen Knuth

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Jürgen Knuth (2011/10/9)

 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank'
#134891 - 1.37MB - 2:23 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 251×⇩ - MP3 - Jürgen Knuth

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Jürgen Knuth (2011/10/9)

 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel'
#134899 - 0.33MB - 0:34 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 196×⇩ - MP3 - Jürgen Knuth

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Jürgen Knuth (2011/10/9)

 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis'
#134912 - 1.54MB - 2:41 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 214×⇩ - MP3 - Jürgen Knuth

MP3 file (audio)
Jürgen Knuth (2011/10/9)

 8. Chorale: Alleluia
#134937 - 1.07MB - 1:10 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 321×⇩ - MP3 - Jürgen Knuth

MP3 file (audio)
Jürgen Knuth (2011/10/9)

Publisher Info. Altena: Jürgen Knuth
Performers Jürgen Knuth
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 1. Sinfonia
#531888 - 0.01MB - 1:17 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 115×⇩ - MID - Dbmiller

MID file (audio/video)
Dbmiller (2018/7/16)

⇒ 7 more: 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren' • 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' • 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben' • 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' • 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel' • 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' • 8. Chorale: Alleluia

 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren'
#531889 - 0.02MB - 1:38 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 71×⇩ - MID - Dbmiller

MID file (audio/video)
Dbmiller (2018/7/16)

 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen'
#531890 - 0.01MB - 1:29 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 62×⇩ - MID - Dbmiller

MID file (audio/video)
Dbmiller (2018/7/16)

 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben'
#531891 - 0.01MB - 1:55 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 56×⇩ - MID - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2018/7/16)

 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank'
#531892 - 0.00MB - 0:53 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 58×⇩ - MID - Dbmiller

MID file (audio/video)
Dbmiller (2018/7/16)

 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel'
#531893 - 0.00MB - 0:19 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 48×⇩ - MID - Dbmiller

MID file (audio/video)
Dbmiller (2018/7/16)

 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis'
#531894 - 0.00MB - 0:53 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 56×⇩ - MID - Dbmiller

MID file (audio/video)
Dbmiller (2018/7/16)

 8. Chorale: Alleluia
#531895 - 0.01MB - 1:13 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 67×⇩ - MID - Dbmiller

MID file (audio/video)
Dbmiller (2018/7/16)

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Performers MIDI
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Sinfonia (No.1)

For Harpsichord (Depolo)

 Synthesized Performance
#185114 - 0.01MB - 1:18 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 194×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

MID file (audio/video)
Reccmo (2012/3/8)

Publisher Info. Srđan Depolo
Performers Synthesized MIDI
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#459406 - 37.72MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 170×⇩ - BachFan

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 Complete Score
#890508 - 3.04MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14×⇩ - BachFan

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Copyist Christian Friedrich Penzel (1737–1801)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Manuscript, 1756-05-08.
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 1042
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 Complete Score
#459408 - 81.92MB, 52 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 59×⇩ - BachFan

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Copyist Unknown Scribe
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, after 1850.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes The Leipzig University Library, Biblioteca Albertina (D-LEu): N.I.54
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 Complete Score
#01400 - 1.87MB, 26 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4814×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/8/30)

Editor Paul Waldersee (1831-1906)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 30 (pp.17-42)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1884. Plate B.W. XXX.
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 Complete Score
#723241 - 3.55MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 136×⇩ - Sallen112

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Sallen112 (2021/8/9)

Editor Paul Waldersee (1831-1906)
First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 30 (pp.1-24)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1884. Plate B.W. XXX.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A2531.
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 1. Sinfonia
#134527 - 0.22MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3880×⇩ - Jürgen Knuth

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⇒ 8 more: 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren' • 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' • 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben' • 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' • 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel' • 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' • 8. Chorale: 'Alleluia' • Engraving files (Capella)

 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren'
#134542 - 0.26MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2743×⇩ - Jürgen Knuth

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 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen'
#134547 - 0.15MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2299×⇩ - Jürgen Knuth

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 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben'
#134553 - 0.16MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1796×⇩ - Jürgen Knuth

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 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank'
#134888 - 0.11MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1678×⇩ - Jürgen Knuth

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 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel'
#134902 - 0.05MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1221×⇩ - Jürgen Knuth

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 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis'
#134911 - 0.11MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1825×⇩ - Jürgen Knuth

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 8. Chorale: 'Alleluia'
#134923 - 0.13MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2744×⇩ - Jürgen Knuth

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 Engraving files (Capella)
#185115 - 0.05MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 958×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/3/8)

Editor Jürgen Knuth
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 Complete Score
#406229 - 0.27MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2241×⇩ - Thomas Rink

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Thomas Rink (2016/1/7)

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 Complete Score (modernized)
#596490 - 0.46MB, 45 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1055×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Complete Score (old version, historical clefs)
#531886 - 0.47MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 585×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Engraving files (LilyPond Source)
#596491 - 0.01MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 190×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Engraving files (LilyPond, old version, historical clefs)
#532029 - 0.01MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 141×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2018/7/16)

Editor D. Benjamin Miller
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 1. Sinfonia
#753425 - 0.15MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 195×⇩ - Casadesus

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⇒ 8 more: 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren' • 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' • 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben' • 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' • 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel' • 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' • 8. Chorale: 'Alleluia' • Engraving files (MuseScore)

 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren'
#753426 - 0.19MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 116×⇩ - Casadesus

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 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen'
#753427 - 0.13MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 91×⇩ - Casadesus

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 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben'
#753428 - 0.10MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 83×⇩ - Casadesus

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Casadesus (2021/12/25)

 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank'
#753429 - 0.09MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 83×⇩ - Casadesus

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 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel'
#753430 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 72×⇩ - Casadesus

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 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis'
#753431 - 0.09MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 98×⇩ - Casadesus

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 8. Chorale: 'Alleluia'
#753432 - 0.11MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 112×⇩ - Casadesus

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 Engraving files (MuseScore)
#753433 - 0.45MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 67×⇩ - Casadesus

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Casadesus (2021/12/25)

Editor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell
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Parts

 Flute 1, 2
#723259 - 0.64MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 71×⇩ - Sallen112

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⇒ 6 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses • Harpsichord

 Oboe 1, 2
#723260 - 0.59MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 49×⇩ - Sallen112

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 Violins I
#723261 - 0.41MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 48×⇩ - Sallen112

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 Violins II
#723262 - 0.38MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 38×⇩ - Sallen112

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 Violas
#723263 - 0.21MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 40×⇩ - Sallen112

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 Cellos/Basses
#723264 - 0.46MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 46×⇩ - Sallen112

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 Harpsichord
#723265 - 1.19MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 52×⇩ - Sallen112

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Sallen112 (2021/8/9)

Editor Paul Waldersee (1831-1906)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A2531.
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 Oboe 1/2
#406230 - 0.06MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1075×⇩ - Thomas Rink

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 Violins I/II
#406231 - 0.09MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1096×⇩ - Thomas Rink

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 Violas/Continuo
#406232 - 0.08MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1075×⇩ - Thomas Rink

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 Engraving files (Capella)
#406233 - 0.06MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 450×⇩ - Thomas Rink

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 Recorder 1
#596500 - 0.08MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 225×⇩ - Dbmiller

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⇒ 7 more: Recorder 2 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Continuo

 Recorder 2
#596501 - 0.08MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 137×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Oboe 1
#596498 - 0.08MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 124×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Oboe 2
#596499 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 104×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Violins I
#596494 - 0.10MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 163×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Violins II
#596495 - 0.09MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 110×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Violas
#596496 - 0.06MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 109×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Continuo
#596497 - 0.13MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 199×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Recorder 1 (old version with historical clefs)
#532048 - 0.13MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 249×⇩ - Dbmiller

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⇒ 6 more: Recorder 2 (old version with historical clefs) • Oboe 1 (old version) • Oboe 2 (old version) • Violin I (old version) • Violin II (old version) • Viola (old version)

 Recorder 2 (old version with historical clefs)
#532049 - 0.13MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 130×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Oboe 1 (old version)
#532046 - 0.13MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 132×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Oboe 2 (old version)
#532047 - 0.13MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 103×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Violin I (old version)
#532051 - 0.15MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 111×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Violin II (old version)
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 Complete Score
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Perlnerd666 (2008/11/15)

Arranger Bernhard Todt (1822-1907) [?]
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Sinfonia (No.1)

For Trumpet, Cello and Harpsichord (Rondeau)

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 Cello
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Arranger Michel Rondeau
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Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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For Harpsichord (Depolo)

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Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' (No.3)

For String Quartets (Lang)

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Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' (No.5)

For Quartets: 2 Oboes ad lib. and Strings (Lang)

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Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' (No.7)

For Quartets: Flute ad lib. and Strings (Lang)

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Chorus: 'Alleluia' (No.8)

For Piano (Casal)

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General Information

Work Title Uns ist ein Kind geboren
Alternative. Title Kopftitel: Festo Nativ. Christi: Uns ist ein Kind gebohren. Concerto. a 4 voc. 2 Flauti 2 Oboi. 2 Violini Viola et Continuo. di I S. Bach.
Name Translations Uns ist ein Kind geboren, BWV 142
Name Aliases Car cet enfant nous est né
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179456031; LCCN: n85078632; GND: 300898363; SELIBR: 218090; BNF: 14797688c; NLA: 35758501
Composer Kuhnau, Johann
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 142 ; BWV Anh. 2.23
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJK 18
Key A minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 movements:
  1. Sinfonia
  2. Chorus: Uns ist ein Kind geboren
  3. Aria (bass): Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen
  4. Chorus: Ich will den Namen Gottes loben
  5. Aria (tenor): Jesu, dir sei Dank
  6. Recitativo (alto): Immanuel
  7. Aria (alto): Jesu, dir sei Preis
  8. Chorale: Alleluia
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1720?
First Publication. 1884 (BGA)
Librettist Erdmann Neumeister (1671–1756)
Language German
Dedication Christmas Day
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation alto, tenor, bass; mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail 2 alto recorders, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
1756 mss score by Christian Friedrich Penzel (1737-1801)
Mss score (1800-50), Warsaw library
Mss score, (1880-1930s?), Leipzig
External Links Wikipedia article
Bach-Cantatas.com
Extra Information Cantata for Christmas Day, formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, but probably composed by Johann Kuhnau. Publication in 1884 seems to have been of some arrangements (by Graf von Waldersee) only according to HMB?, full publication may have awaited 1894? - Schissel

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