Kuhnau: Frohlocket, ihr Völker, and jauchzet, ihr Heiden

Composer: Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722) Editor: David Erler Instrumentation: SATB Choir, Orchestra Work: Frohlocket, ihr Völker, and jauchzet, ihr Heiden (Cantata for Christmas Day) Binding: Saddle-Stitch Work Language: German ISMN: 9790004187272 Size: 7.5 x 10.6 inches Pages: 40 Urtext / Critical Edition Look Inside! PDF Preview Description This cantata is a composition by Kuhnau for the first of the Christmas holidays [Christmas Day] and one of his most extensive works. It is underlaid with the free poetry of a hitherto anonymous author, not including any Bible or chorale texts. Though the dating has not yet been clarified, the structure – two recitative-aria pairings, framed by two magnificent tutti movements – indicates a genesis period within the last years of the composer's tenure as St. Thomas cantor in Leipzig. Additional indications are the triple use of the da capo form as well as the four-part vocal setting, partly differentiated in solo and tutti,