Die Freude der Hirten über die Geburt Jesu, HoWV I.1 (Homilius, Gottfried August)
| Title | Die Freude der Hirten über die Geburt Jesu, HoWV I.1 |
| Alternative title | Weihnachts-Oratorium; Oratorium auf Weihnachtsen; Die Freude der Hirten über die Geburt Jesu. nach der Poesie des Herrn Buschmann componirt von Gottfried August Homilius Cantor und Musicdirector an der Kreuzkirche zu Dreßden 1777. |
| Creators | Gottfried August Homilius, composer Ernst August Buschmann, librettist |
| Opus | HoWV I.1 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 10 |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | 1777 |
| First published | 1777 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2520 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred oratorios |
| Language | German |
| Period | Classical |
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| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1779 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1799 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Complete | — | Carl Gottlob Straus | 1777 | Complete Score |
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