Christmas Oratorio
- General Song Details
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Status: Archived Song Category: General Repertoire Voicing: SATB Part of public repertoire? No Composer: Bach, JS Duration:
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- Notes for members
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C24, C13, C99, C64
Parts I, II, IV, VI, except for the following:
#1 - pages 12-16 are cut
#19 - pages 54/55 are cut
#61 cut
#62 cut
Rehearsal links:
https://www.cyberbass.org/Major_Works/Bach_J_S/Bach_ChristmasOratorio.htm
https://www.choralia.net/mp3catalogue.html (scroll down to Christmas Oratorio)
https://johnfletchermusic.org/bachjs-christmas-oratorio/ (login is required, and then click on "click here for sound files")
https://www.learnchoralmusic.co.uk/Bach/XmasOrat/xmasorat.html
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2k8ekJXk4nUZOakJFh1BWiZG50Z9ERLZ (with score - Tom Koopman)
Standing and sittting arrangements
No 1: Stay standing at start
No 2: Sit on first chord
No 4: Stand in bar 73 (second time round)
No 6: Sit on first chord
No 8: Stand in bar 67 (second time round)
No 9: Sit at end
BREAK for orchestra rearrangement
No 11: Stand on first chord of bar 6
No 13: Sit on first chord
No 17: Stay seated
No 20: Stand on first chord
No 22: Stay standing
No 23: Sit at end
INTERVAL
Files/Resources
There are 16 files/resources available for this song.
- Learning tracks/videos
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Pronunciation Part I 1 Chorus
Pronunciation Part I 5 ChoralPronunciation Part I 9 ChoralPronunciation Part II 12 ChorusPronunciation Part II 17 ChoralPronunciation Part II 21 ChorusPronunciation Part II 23 ChoralPronunciation Part IV 36 ChorusPronunciation Part IV 42 ChorusPronunciation Part VI 54 ChorusPronunciation Part VI 59 ChorusPronunciation Part VI 64 ChorusYouTube Harnoncourt parts 1-3YouTube Harnoncourt parts 4-6
- Notes documents
