Uns ist ein Kind geboren (Kuhnau, Johann)
| Title | Uns ist ein Kind geboren |
| Alternative title | Kopftitel: '''''Festo Nativ. Christi: Uns ist ein Kind gebohren. Concerto. a 4 voc. 2 Flauti 2 Oboi. 2 Violini Viola et Continuo. di I S. Bach.''''' |
| Creators | Johann Kuhnau, composer Erdmann Neumeister, librettist |
| Opus | BWV 142 |
| Instrumentation | alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | A minor |
| Composed | 1720 |
| First published | 1884 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| Sinfonia | — | — | — |
| Chorus: Uns ist ein Kind geboren | — | — | — |
| Aria (bass): Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen | — | — | — |
| Chorus: Ich will den Namen Gottes loben | — | — | — |
| Aria (tenor): Jesu, dir sei Dank | — | — | — |
| Recitativo (alto): Immanuel | — | — | — |
| Aria (alto): Jesu, dir sei Preis | — | — | — |
| Chorale: Alleluia | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | trumpet, cello and harpsichord | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | harpsichord | Srđan Depolo |
| View | Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' (No.3) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' (No.5) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos 2 oboes, viola and cello 2 oboes and 2 cellos oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violas and cello oboe, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' (No.7) | 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos 2 flutes, violin and cello 2 flutes, viola and cello 2 flutes and 2 cellos flute, 2 violins and cello flute, violin, viola and cello flute, violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Chorus: 'Alleluia' (No.8) | piano | Federico Alberto Casal |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | Sinfonia (No.1) | Michel Rondeau, trumpet Sonja Deunsch, harpsichord Laura Backstrom, cello |
For Trumpet, Cello and Harpsichord (Rondeau) | Complete Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Complete | — | 1. Sinfonia 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren' 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben' 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel' 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' 8. Chorale: Alleluia |
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| View | MIDI | Complete | — | 1. Sinfonia 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren' 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben' 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel' 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' 8. Chorale: Alleluia |
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| View | MIDI | Sinfonia (No.1) | For Harpsichord (Depolo) | Synthesized Performance |
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