Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
Die Weihnachtsgeschichte by Arnold Melchior Brunckhorst is characterized by a lively style reminiscent of Buxtehude. The work lasts about thirty minutes and it is ideal for church services and Christmas performances with its manageable instrumentation and its moderate level of difficulty. The Biblical text (the Nativity according to Luke) is supplemented by free poetry in a number of arias and choruses, while the work is enriched by majestic trumpets.
Little is known about the North German Baroque composer Arnold Melchior Brunckhorst, except that he served as the city organist in Celle from 1697 until his death in 1725. However his few surviving works bear witness to an extraordinary musicality.
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Arnold Melchior Brunckhorst
| 1670-1725Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst was a composer associated with the North German organ school. Among other positions, he was organist at the town church in Celle and, later in life, court organist in Hanover, where he presumably remained until his death in 1725. Only a few of Brunckhorst's works have survived: two organ preludes and a clavichord sonata, as well as two cantatas. Personal details
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