Bach's Christmas Oratorio

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bach's_Christmas_Oratorio
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:BWV_number 248
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 hours
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Leipzig
gptkb:St._Thomas_Church,_Leipzig
gptkb:St._Nicholas_Church,_Leipzig
1734
gptkbp:genre gptkb:choral_music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bach's Christmas Oratorio
gptkbp:intendedUse Christmas season
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:librettist unknown
gptkbp:notableAria gptkb:Bereite_dich,_Zion
gptkbp:notableChorus gptkb:Jauchzet,_frohlocket
gptkbp:originalTitle gptkb:Weihnachts-Oratorium
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:The_Birth_of_Jesus
gptkb:The_Annunciation_to_the_Shepherds
gptkbp:part3Title gptkb:The_Adoration_of_the_Shepherds
gptkbp:part4Title gptkb:The_Circumcision_and_Naming_of_Jesus
gptkbp:part5Title gptkb:The_Journey_of_the_Magi
gptkbp:part6Title gptkb:The_Adoration_of_the_Magi
gptkbp:period Baroque
gptkbp:publishedIn 1831 (first printed edition)
gptkbp:relatedWork gptkb:St_John_Passion
gptkb:St_Matthew_Passion
gptkb:Easter_Oratorio
gptkbp:scoredFor gptkb:choral_music
gptkb:orchestra
soloists
gptkbp:structure six parts
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Nativity_of_Jesus
gptkbp:usesParodyTechnique yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mark_Padmore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6