Cantata IV

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Cantata IV is one of the six cantatas that make up Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, performed as part of the liturgical celebrations during the Christmas season.

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Cantata IV canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf church cantata
part of oratorio
sacred vocal composition
associatedLiturgicalDay 1 January
biblicalNarrativeChapter Luke 2
biblicalNarrativeSource Gospel of Luke
catalogNumber BWV 248
surface form: BWV 248 IV
cityOfComposition Leipzig
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
composerNationality German
containsMovementType aria
chorale
recitative
cyclePerformancePeriod Christmas season 1734–1735
firstPerformanceChurch St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
surface form: Thomaskirche, Leipzig
firstPerformanceDate 1734-01-01
firstPerformancePlace Leipzig
genre Lutheran church music
historicalEra Baroque
instrumentation basso continuo
oboes
strings
timpani
trumpets
key D major
language German
liturgicalOccasion Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
New Year’s Day
liturgicalSeason Christmas
numberOfCantatasInCycle 6
numberOfMovements 11
openingMovementType chorus
oratorioCycle Bach Christmas Oratorio cycle
surface form: Weihnachtsoratorium
originalContext Leipzig Lutheran liturgy
partOf Christmas Oratorio
scoring soloists, choir, orchestra, continuo
textAuthor Picander
title Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben
vocalForces alto solo
bass solo
four-part choir
soprano solo
tenor solo
workNumberInCycle 4

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Christmas Oratorio hasPart Cantata IV