Soli SSSTBB, SATB choir -
Level 5
SKU:
CA.1001105
Composed
by Hugo Distler. Edited
by Klaus-Martin Bresgott.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition.
Innovative practice aids,
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Christmas.
Choral Score. Composed
1933. 40 pages. Duration
40 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 10.011/05. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.1001105).
ISBN
9790007165918. Text
language:
German.
In its
touching tenderness, the
Christmas Story op. 10 by
Hugo Distler is one of
the most beautiful
temptations for any a
cappella ensemble at
Advent or Christmas time.
With its scoring for
four-part choir, from
which all the soloists
(Evangelist, Maria,
Elisabeth, Herodes,
Simeon) can easily be
drawn, it is proof that
the Christmas message can
be conveyed with the same
simple, sublime
brilliance as with the
old masters. The seven
variations on Es ist ein
Ros entsprungen which run
through the work are much
more than merely a
framework for the story -
they are also great music
within themselves, making
the work an extremely
suitable and useful
addition to the
repertoire. Score
available separately -
see item CA.1001100.