L’Enfance du Christ

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L’Enfance du Christ is a sacred choral work by Hector Berlioz that depicts episodes from the early life of Jesus, notable for its lyrical style and intimate orchestration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oratorio
sacred choral work
approximateDuration about 90 minutes
catalogueNumber Op. 25
composer Hector Berlioz
countryOfOrigin France
dedicatedTo Joseph-Louis Duc
depicts episodes from the early life of Jesus
featuresCharacter Herod the Great
surface form: Herod

Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus

Joseph
Mary
firstPerformanceDate 1854
firstPerformancePlace Paris
genre oratorio
sacred music
hasKeySection The Flight into Egypt (cantata)
surface form: La fuite en Égypte in G major
hasNarrator yes
hasPart Flight into Egypt
surface form: La fuite en Égypte

Le songe d’Hérode
L’arrivée à Saïs
includesMovement Shepherds’ Farewell
language French
notableFor intimate orchestration
lyrical style
orchestration modest orchestra
originalTitle L’Enfance du Christ self-link
period Romantic era
religiousTradition Christianity
scoring chorus
orchestra
solo voices
structure triptych
style intimate
lyrical
subject Flight into Egypt
Massacre of the Innocents
Nativity of Jesus
textBy Hector Berlioz
vocalForces baritone
bass
mezzo-soprano
soprano
tenor

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Hector Berlioz notableWork L’Enfance du Christ
Heinrich Schütz notableWork L’Enfance du Christ
this entity surface form: Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi
L’Enfance du Christ originalTitle L’Enfance du Christ self-link