Uns ist ein Kind geboren
TVWV 1:1452
"Uns ist ein Kind geboren" is one of Telemann’s most beautiful Christmas cantatas, which features an opening duet for two sopranos based on Polish-Moravian folklore, as well as two substantial choral movements. The two horns allotted to the second choral movement to the text “Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe” can be replaced by two flutes. This is supported by a source from the Telemann tradition in Frankfurt, in which these parts are present.
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Composer
Georg Philipp Telemann
| 1681-1767Telemann's extremely rich compositional output, the fruits of three quarters of a century's work, encompasses almost all genres of music; in his vocal works it ranges from songs with basso continuo accompaniment to chamber and church cantatas, and to opera. In his own assessment, church music played a central role in his output; he alone probably composed over 1,600 church cantatas, as well as cantata-style funeral music settings (such as Du aber, Daniel, gehe hin), psalm settings (for example, Deus judicium tuum) and oratorios. Throughout his works Telemann showed himself to be a progressive composer, open to new trends and keen to experiment whilst exploring new directions; not without reason was he called a forerunner of classicism. However, his compositions constitute only a part of his importance to music history: as a music publisher, the author of publications for teaching, the director of middle-class music societies and initiator of public concerts, he made a considerable contribution to creating the preconditions for the support of the musically-educated middle classes in the ensuing era of music. Personal details
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Editor
Klaus Hofmann
| 1939
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[...] Die Edition folgt der in direktem Kontakt mit dem Komponisten entstandenen Frankfurter Fassung, was umso erfreulicher ist, als die Berliner Partitur teilweise fehlerhaft ist und durch den seltener eingezeichneten Wechsel von vokalem Tutti und Gesangssolisten eingeschränktere Aufführungsmöglichkeiten aufweist. Die Einleitung von Klaus Hofmann ist instruktiv, Notensatz und Layout sind wie immer bei Carus ohne Tadel.
Musica Sacra, Nov./Dez. 2010
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