The power of this bright fanfare reflects the optimism joy and commitment to tradition that the people of the Italian town of Schlanders have deep within their souls. The golden trumpets from the valleys of South Tyrol echo across the mountains onboth sides of the Austrian-Italian border and help to convey the composers message: just as the sun shines on all parts of the world music knows no boundaries. This message echoes throughout this brilliant fanfare.

This a cappella gem uses optional percussion accompaniment creating a Renaissance sound and madrigal effect. Beginning with a simple melody each part joins with its own melody. Soon the polyphonic singing is gloriously forte andbuilds to a strong ending. “How sweet the answer echo makes to music at night.” “Music's Echo” is a sweet musical work to use as a processional or it may be sung antiphonally by two or more choirs. Words byThomas Moore (1779-1852) from Irish Melodies Vol. 8. So many creative options! Optional percussion includes triangle finger cymbals tambourine drum.

Written for and dedicated to Peter Sheppard-Skærved. The world premiere was given on 26 November 2014 at King's Place London.Written in 2014 this work focuses exclusively on a single note - the drone? This particular sonority is on is ubiquitously present throughout the piece; the music begins and ends with it and its echo is felt even when the actual sound is not heard! But it is always there in the background and it serves as a nucleus with a gravitational sonic power around which the identity of the music is displayed. The title alludes to the genre of capriccio in terms ofboth its free formal design and the overall character of the music which invariablyconsists of rhythmic gestures with a high degree of virtuosity. And who better than its dedicatee with whom I have collaborated for a number of years now could give all these and much more! ©TSDuration: c. 8'

Work for Oboe and String Quartet commissioned in 1990 by Thomas Gallant. First perfored by Gallant and the Kronos Quartet in 1991. Parts available: NOV954734-01.

For Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra. Published 1979. Texts: Thomas Merton. First performance: Elise Ross BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle 1st July 1980.

...some moments for Ludwig van...-Sweet echoes of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata in the introduction bring a gentle slumber. Breathing is calm and sleep holds the promise of rest and relaxation.With the onset of the REM sleep phase however in which most dreams take place and where the day’s events are worked through we hear other sounds played.With distorted sounds reminiscent of an old gramophone the music pulls the listener inevitably ever deeper into the dreamscape in a very realistic dangerous situation that comes to a dramatic head. It triggers a desperate struggle between theimpulse to awaken and the exhausting urge to flee. For a short moment it seems as if the wakeful urge has won out before dream’s powerful spell is again cast and there’s no escape…

Par OHLSEN E. / SPENCER. Drury's Accords (Anonymous); Duncomb's Galliard (Anonymous); Merry Mood (Anonymous); Fancy (John Daniel); My Lord Willoughby his welcome home (John Dowland); La vecchia pavan (John Johnson); Echo (Francis Pilkington); Plainsong (Thomas Robinson); Toy (Thomas Robinson). These duets, of varying difficulty, have been transcribed from their lute origins by Oscar Ohlsen and edited by Robert Spencer. Recently revised./ Recueil / 2 Guitares

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). The poignant words of The Last Rose Of Summer, by Thomas Moore, match this Irish song’s mournful, drooping melody. After a temporarily uplifting modulation for the third verse, where the men of the choir echo the melody two measures behind, the arrangement ends as it began – in a solitary mood, with an empty, bare fifth. This piece is part of the Faber Choral Singles series, offering a selection of beautifully crafted arrangements in a diversity of musical styles. From Broadway, pop and folk to spirituals, gospel and original works, the series is arranged for 3-part choir (soprano, alto and a combined male-voice part) providing flexibility for any choir. Complete with straight-forward piano accompaniments supporting the vocal lines, the Faber Choral Singles series guarantees the perfect repertoire for every occasion – so get exploring and get singing! / Choral Music / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes SAB et Piano

Description The Second Book Of Soprano Solos The songs in this collection represent various periods of music history as well as selected sacred solos. Compiled by Joan Frey Boytim. Songlist A Pastoral [Veracini, Francesco Maria] A Spring Morning [Carey, Henry] Art Is Calling For Me [Herbert, Victor] Bescheidebne Liebe [Wolf, Hugo] Das Verlassene Magdlein [Wolf, Hugo] Die Nacht [Strauss, Richard] Down In The Forest [Ronald, Landon] Fiocca La Neve [Cimara, Pietro] Hark! The Echoing Air [Purcell, Henry] Hear My Prayer, O Lord [Dvorak, Antonin] La Zingara [Donizetti, Gaetano] Les Cloches [Debussy, Claude] Love's Philosophy [Quilter, Roger] Mein Glaubiges Herze (My Heart Ever Faithful) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] My Heart Is Like A Singing Bird [Parry, Hubert] O Divine Redeemer [Gounod, Charles] Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre [Handel, George Frideric] Shepherd! Thy Demeanour Vary [Brown, Thomas] Sleep, Gentle Cherub, Sleep Descend [Arne, Thomas] Song Of The Blackbird [Quilter, Roger] Take O Take Those Lips Away [Beach, Amy] The Sun Shall Be No More Thy Light [Greene, Maurice] The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze (The Mikado) [Sullivan, Arthur] These Are They Which Came [Gaul, Alfred Robert] To The Birds (A Des Oiseaux) [Hue, Georges] Un Moto Di Gioja [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Vergebliches Standchen Op.84 No.4 [Brahms, Johannes] Vieille Chanson [Bizet, Georges] Villanelle (I Saw The Swift Swallow Flying) [Dell'acqua, Eva]

The ultimate collection for Latin lovers everywhere! 400 Latin standards in one Real Book collection, including: Acercate Más (Come Closer To Me) Adelita Adios Adios Tristeza (Bye Bye Tristeza) Adoro Afro Blue Água De Beber (Water To Drink) Aguardiente De Cana Águas De Março (Waters Of March) All That's Left Is To Say Goodbye (E Preciso Dizer Adeus) Alla En El Rancho Grande (My Ranch) Alma Con Alma Alonzo Always In My Heart (Siempre En Mi Corazon) Amantes Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy) Amarga Navidad Amor (Amor, Amor, Amor) Amor A La Mexicana Amor Artificial Amor Eterno (El Mas Triste Recuerdo) Amor Gitano Amor Prohibido Amorcito Corazon Amparo Ana Luiza And I Love Her Anema E Core (With All My Heart) Anima Anos Dourados (Looks Like December) Antigua Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes) Aqui, Oh! Armando's Rhumba Arroyito Asi fue At The Mambo Inn Aunque Me Cueste La Vida Ausencia Ay Cosita Linda Babalu Baia (Bahía) Barbados Begin The Beguine Bella Señora (Bella Signora) Berimbau Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) Bim-Bom Black Orchid Blue Tango Bonita Borzeguim Bossa Antigua The Breeze And I Brigas Nunca Mais Bruca Manigua Burundanga Cachita Call Me Cancion Del Mariachi Cantelope Island Captain Bacardi Captain Marvel Capullito de Alheli Cariba The Carioca Cast Your Fate To The Wind Castigame Chega De Saudade (No More Blues) Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White Chitlins Con Carne Cien Años Cocinando Coisa Feita Comecar De Novo Compadre Pedro Juan Con Alma Con Tu Amor (With Your Love) The Constant Rain (Chove Chuva) Contigo Aprendi Contigo En La Distancia Copacabana (At The Copa) Coracao Apaixonado Corazon Corazon Corazon Corazon Costumbres Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma Cuando Vivas Conmigo Cuanto Le Gusta Cuban Lullaby Cumana Cumbia Raza Curves Ahead Dame un cachito pa'huele Dansero De Mi Enamorate De Un Mundo Raro A Deeper Shade Of Soul Déjame Vivir Delicado Desafinado Despues De Ti Deve Ser Amor Dicen Por Ahi Dindi A Dios Le Pido Don't Cry For Me Argentina Don't Ever Go Away (Por Causa De Voce) Double Rainbow É Luxo Só Ebony Samba (Sambanegro) Echale Salsita Echame A Mi La Culpa El Cazangero El Choclo El Cumbanchero El Destino El Hijo Del Pueblo El Mexico Que Se Nos Fue El Relicario (Shrine Of Love) El Reloj El Triste Ela 'E Carioca En El Mar En El Muelle De San Blas Encantigo The End Of A Love Affair Eres Tu/Touch The Wind Esa Mujer Esa Triste Guitarra Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Espana Cani Estate Estrada Branca (This Happy Madness) Estrellas De Fania Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar Evil Ways Feelings ('Dime') A Felicidade Festa Do Interior Fijate Bien 500 Miles High Flamingo Flor De Lis (Upside Down) The Fool On The Hill Footprints For Once In My Life Frenesí Friends Gema Gentle Rain The Gift! (Recado Bossa Nova) Ginza Samba The Girl From Ipanema (Garôta De Ipanema) Gitanerias Goodbye Sadness Granada Guadalajara Guantanamera Hasta que te conoci Hernando's Hideaway Hey Himno Nacional Mexicano (Mexican National Hymn) Historia De Un Amor Ho-Ba-La-La How Insensitive (Insensatez) Huracan If You Never Come To Me (Inutil Paisagem) Indestructible Inolvidable Invitation It's Impossible (Somos Novios) It's You Jalousie (Jealousy) Jazz 'N' Samba (So Danco Samba) Jingo (Jin-Go-Lo-Ba) The Jive Samba Jogral Joyce's Samba Key Largo Killer Joe Kiss Of Fire La Bamba La Barca La Camisa Negra La Comparsa (Carnival Procession) La Cosecha De Mujeres La Fiesta La Fuerza De Amar (A Forca Do Amar) La Malaguena (Se Acabo) La Malanga La Murga Panamena La Paloma La Pollera Colorá La Rajita De Canela La Ultima Noche Lágrimas Lagrimas Negras Lamento Lamento Borincano Last Tango In Paris Latin Perspective La Ley Del Monte Libertango Ligia Linda Chicana Linha De Passe Lisbon Antigua (In Old Lisbon) Little Boat (O Barquinho) Livin' La Vida Loca Llorando Se Fue (La Lambada) The Look Of Love Look To The Sky Los Marcianos (The Martians) Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol) Luciana Lucky Southern Luiza Make Me A Memory (Sad Samba) Malaguena Mama Guela Mama Inez Mamblues Mambo Jambo (Que Rico El Mambo) Mambo #8 Mambo #5 A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme) Mañana Mangos Mania De Maria Manteca Maria Elena Maria La O Mas Que Nada Me Voy Pa'l Pueblo Meditation (Meditacao) Menina Flor Mexico Lindo Miami Beach Rumba Modinha Mojave Moon And Sand More (Ti Guarderò Nel Cuore) Morning Dance Mucho Corazon Mujer Music To Watch Girls By My Little Suede Shoes My Shawl Negra Consentida (My Pet Brunette) Never On Sunday Nica's Dream The Night Has A Thousand Eyes A Night In Tunisia No Me Quieras Tanto No Quiero Na' Regalao No Tengo Dinero No Volvere Noche De Ronda (Be Mine Tonight) Nosotros Nuestro Juramento Nunca Te Olvidare O Astronauta O Bebado E A Equilibrista O Grande Amor O Me Quieres O Me Dejas (Devaneos) O Morro Nao Tem Vez (Favela) O Nosso Amor O Pato (The Duck) O Xote Das Meninas Oblivion Obsesión On The Border Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) (Love In Peace) One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So) Only Once In My Life (Solamente Una Vez) Only Trust Your Heart Orchids In The Moonlight Outra Vez Oye Como Va Pa' Gozar Pablo Pueblo Palo Pa' Rumba Paloma Blanca Papa Gato Papa Loves Mambo Para Ti Pare Cochero Passarim Patricia, It's Patricia (Patricia) Paulistana The Peanut Vendor (El Manisero) Pensativa Perdoname, olvidalo Perfidia Perfume De Gardenia Photograph Picadillo (a la Puente) Poise 'e Ponteio Por Amor Porque Tu Me Acostumbraste Preciosa Quando, Quando, Quando (Tell Me When) Que Bueno Baila Usted Que Rico Vacilon (Cha Cha Cha) Que Seas Feliz Quedate Conmigo Esta Noche Querida Quien Sera Quiero Dormir Cansado Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) Quiet Village Quijote Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps) Ran Kan Kan Recorda Me The Red Blouse (Blusa Vermelha) Resemblance Rhythm Of The Rain Romance de Amor Rum And Coca-Cola Sabia Sabor A Mi (Be True To Me) Sabras Que Te Quiero St. Thomas Samba Cantina Samba Dees Days Samba Pa Ti Sandunguera Say ?Si, Si? Se A Cabo Se Me Olvido Otra Vez Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Voce (Someone To Light Up My Life) Señor Mouse Si Madame Siempre En Mi Mente Similau (See-me-lo) Simple Samba Sin Tu Carino Sin Un Amor So Nice (Summer Samba) So Tinha De Ser Com Voce (This Love That I Found) Son De La Loma Sonambulo Song For My Father Song Of The Jet (Samba do Avião) Song Of The Sabiá (Sabiá) Soul Sauce (Guarachi Guaro) South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) Soy Guajiro Spain Spanish Harlem Speak Low Suavecito Sunshower Taboo Tango Of Roses Te Desafio Te sigo Amando Telephone Song That Look You Wear (Este Seu Olhar) This Masquerade Tico Tico (Tico Tico No Fuba) Tide Tiger Of San Pedro Time Was Tin Tin Deo Totem Pole Tres Lindas Cubanas Tres Palabras (Without You) Triste Tu Solo Tu Um A Zero Un Poco Loco Un Sentimental Usted Usted Se Me Llevo La Vida Ven Y Dame Un Poco Mas Vera Cruz Veracruz Viva Tirado Vivo Sonhando (Dreamer) Voy A Apagar La Luz Watch What Happens Watermelon Man Wave What A Diff'rence A Day Made Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) Y Pensar ' Y Tu Que Has Hecho' Ya no me vuelvo a enamorar (No me vuelvo a enamorar) Yellow Days Yesterday I Heard The Rain You Belong To My Heart (Solamente Una Vez) You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine You're Everything Yours (Quiereme Mucho) Zelao Zingaro (Retrato Em Branco E Preto) / Instrument en do / Hal Leonard

The ultimate collection for Latin lovers everywhere! 400 Latin standards in one Real Book collection, including: Acercate Más (Come Closer To Me) Adelita Adios Adios Tristeza (Bye Bye Tristeza) Adoro Afro Blue Água De Beber (Water To Drink) Aguardiente De Cana Águas De Março (Waters Of March) All That's Left Is To Say Goodbye (E Preciso Dizer Adeus) Alla En El Rancho Grande (My Ranch) Alma Con Alma Alonzo Always In My Heart (Siempre En Mi Corazon) Amantes Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy) Amarga Navidad Amor (Amor, Amor, Amor) Amor A La Mexicana Amor Artificial Amor Eterno (El Mas Triste Recuerdo) Amor Gitano Amor Prohibido Amorcito Corazon Amparo Ana Luiza And I Love Her Anema E Core (With All My Heart) Anima Anos Dourados (Looks Like December) Antigua Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes) Aqui, Oh! Armando's Rhumba Arroyito Asi fue At The Mambo Inn Aunque Me Cueste La Vida Ausencia Ay Cosita Linda Babalu Baia (Bahía) Barbados Begin The Beguine Bella Señora (Bella Signora) Berimbau Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) Bim-Bom Black Orchid Blue Tango Bonita Borzeguim Bossa Antigua The Breeze And I Brigas Nunca Mais Bruca Manigua Burundanga Cachita Call Me Cancion Del Mariachi Cantelope Island Captain Bacardi Captain Marvel Capullito de Alheli Cariba The Carioca Cast Your Fate To The Wind Castigame Chega De Saudade (No More Blues) Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White Chitlins Con Carne Cien Años Cocinando Coisa Feita Comecar De Novo Compadre Pedro Juan Con Alma Con Tu Amor (With Your Love) The Constant Rain (Chove Chuva) Contigo Aprendi Contigo En La Distancia Copacabana (At The Copa) Coracao Apaixonado Corazon Corazon Corazon Corazon Costumbres Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma Cuando Vivas Conmigo Cuanto Le Gusta Cuban Lullaby Cumana Cumbia Raza Curves Ahead Dame un cachito pa'huele Dansero De Mi Enamorate De Un Mundo Raro A Deeper Shade Of Soul Déjame Vivir Delicado Desafinado Despues De Ti Deve Ser Amor Dicen Por Ahi Dindi A Dios Le Pido Don't Cry For Me Argentina Don't Ever Go Away (Por Causa De Voce) Double Rainbow É Luxo Só Ebony Samba (Sambanegro) Echale Salsita Echame A Mi La Culpa El Cazangero El Choclo El Cumbanchero El Destino El Hijo Del Pueblo El Mexico Que Se Nos Fue El Relicario (Shrine Of Love) El Reloj El Triste Ela 'E Carioca En El Mar En El Muelle De San Blas Encantigo The End Of A Love Affair Eres Tu/Touch The Wind Esa Mujer Esa Triste Guitarra Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Espana Cani Estate Estrada Branca (This Happy Madness) Estrellas De Fania Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar Evil Ways Feelings (?Dime?) A Felicidade Festa Do Interior Fijate Bien 500 Miles High Flamingo Flor De Lis (Upside Down) The Fool On The Hill Footprints For Once In My Life Frenesí Friends Gema Gentle Rain The Gift! (Recado Bossa Nova) Ginza Samba The Girl From Ipanema (Garôta De Ipanema) Gitanerias Goodbye Sadness Granada Guadalajara Guantanamera Hasta que te conoci Hernando's Hideaway Hey Himno Nacional Mexicano (Mexican National Hymn) Historia De Un Amor Ho-Ba-La-La How Insensitive (Insensatez) Huracan If You Never Come To Me (Inutil Paisagem) Indestructible Inolvidable Invitation It's Impossible (Somos Novios) It's You Jalousie (Jealousy) Jazz 'N' Samba (So Danco Samba) Jingo (Jin-Go-Lo-Ba) The Jive Samba Jogral Joyce's Samba Key Largo Killer Joe Kiss Of Fire La Bamba La Barca La Camisa Negra La Comparsa (Carnival Procession) La Cosecha De Mujeres La Fiesta La Fuerza De Amar (A Forca Do Amar) La Malaguena (Se Acabo) La Malanga La Murga Panamena La Paloma La Pollera Colorá La Rajita De Canela La Ultima Noche Lágrimas Lagrimas Negras Lamento Lamento Borincano Last Tango In Paris Latin Perspective La Ley Del Monte Libertango Ligia Linda Chicana Linha De Passe Lisbon Antigua (In Old Lisbon) Little Boat (O Barquinho) Livin' La Vida Loca Llorando Se Fue (La Lambada) The Look Of Love Look To The Sky Los Marcianos (The Martians) Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol) Luciana Lucky Southern Luiza Make Me A Memory (Sad Samba) Malaguena Mama Guela Mama Inez Mamblues Mambo Jambo (Que Rico El Mambo) Mambo #8 Mambo #5 A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme) Mañana Mangos Mania De Maria Manteca Maria Elena Maria La O Mas Que Nada Me Voy Pa'l Pueblo Meditation (Meditacao) Menina Flor Mexico Lindo Miami Beach Rumba Modinha Mojave Moon And Sand More (Ti Guarderò Nel Cuore) Morning Dance Mucho Corazon Mujer Music To Watch Girls By My Little Suede Shoes My Shawl Negra Consentida (My Pet Brunette) Never On Sunday Nica's Dream The Night Has A Thousand Eyes A Night In Tunisia No Me Quieras Tanto No Quiero Na' Regalao No Tengo Dinero No Volvere Noche De Ronda (Be Mine Tonight) Nosotros Nuestro Juramento Nunca Te Olvidare O Astronauta O Bebado E A Equilibrista O Grande Amor O Me Quieres O Me Dejas (Devaneos) O Morro Nao Tem Vez (Favela) O Nosso Amor O Pato (The Duck) O Xote Das Meninas Oblivion Obsesión On The Border Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) (Love In Peace) One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So) Only Once In My Life (Solamente Una Vez) Only Trust Your Heart Orchids In The Moonlight Outra Vez Oye Como Va Pa' Gozar Pablo Pueblo Palo Pa' Rumba Paloma Blanca Papa Gato Papa Loves Mambo Para Ti Pare Cochero Passarim Patricia, It's Patricia (Patricia) Paulistana The Peanut Vendor (El Manisero) Pensativa Perdoname, olvidalo Perfidia Perfume De Gardenia Photograph Picadillo (a la Puente) Poise 'e Ponteio Por Amor Porque Tu Me Acostumbraste Preciosa Quando, Quando, Quando (Tell Me When) Que Bueno Baila Usted Que Rico Vacilon (Cha Cha Cha) Que Seas Feliz Quedate Conmigo Esta Noche Querida Quien Sera Quiero Dormir Cansado Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) Quiet Village Quijote Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps) Ran Kan Kan Recorda Me The Red Blouse (Blusa Vermelha) Resemblance Rhythm Of The Rain Romance de Amor Rum And Coca-Cola Sabia Sabor A Mi (Be True To Me) Sabras Que Te Quiero St. Thomas Samba Cantina Samba Dees Days Samba Pa Ti Sandunguera Say “Si, Si” Se A Cabo Se Me Olvido Otra Vez Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Voce (Someone To Light Up My Life) Señor Mouse Si Madame Siempre En Mi Mente Similau (See-me-lo) Simple Samba Sin Tu Carino Sin Un Amor So Nice (Summer Samba) So Tinha De Ser Com Voce (This Love That I Found) Son De La Loma Sonambulo Song For My Father Song Of The Jet (Samba do Avião) Song Of The Sabiá (Sabiá) Soul Sauce (Guarachi Guaro) South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) Soy Guajiro Spain Spanish Harlem Speak Low Suavecito Sunshower Taboo Tango Of Roses Te Desafio Te sigo Amando Telephone Song That Look You Wear (Este Seu Olhar) This Masquerade Tico Tico (Tico Tico No Fuba) Tide Tiger Of San Pedro Time Was Tin Tin Deo Totem Pole Tres Lindas Cubanas Tres Palabras (Without You) Triste Tu Solo Tu Um A Zero Un Poco Loco Un Sentimental Usted Usted Se Me Llevo La Vida Ven Y Dame Un Poco Mas Vera Cruz Veracruz Viva Tirado Vivo Sonhando (Dreamer) Voy A Apagar La Luz Watch What Happens Watermelon Man Wave What A Diff'rence A Day Made Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) Y Pensar ? Y Tu Que Has Hecho? Ya no me vuelvo a enamorar (No me vuelvo a enamorar) Yellow Days Yesterday I Heard The Rain You Belong To My Heart (Solamente Una Vez) You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine You're Everything Yours (Quiereme Mucho) Zelao Zingaro (Retrato Em Branco E Preto) / Instrument en sib / Hal Leonard

Kantate Zum 1. Advent. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. The Advent cantata Machet die Tore weit has long been one of the most frequently performed of Telemann’s sacred works. Among the copies of this cantata which have been handed down is a copy by J. S. Bach which bears testimony to the high respect he paid to his then more celebrated colleague from Hamburg: It is a copy of the score in the hand of the Thomaskantor which was made for a performance in Leipzig on Avent Sunday in 1734 [therefore during the same period as the first performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio]. Of the four solo singers the soprano and bass, each of whom has an aria, are indispensable. The brief alto solos in the opening chorus can be sung by a member of thechoir, and the tenor recitative can be sung by the soprano soloist./ Répertoire / Solistes S (A) TB, Choeur SATB, 2 Hautbois, 2 Viol