Composition: Cantional (Schein, Johann Hermann)
| Title | Cantional |
| Alternative title | Gesangbuch Augsburgischer Konfession |
| Creators | Johann Hermann Schein (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | 4 voices 5 voices 3 voices and continuo 4 voices and continuo 5 voices and continuo |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1627 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred songs |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Second edition, 1645 | — | Jacob Schuster | 1645 | Section 1: Preface, Nos.1-22 · view Section 2: Nos.23-46 · view Section 3: Nos.47-68 · view Section 4: Nos.69-92 · view Section 5: Nos.93-122 · view Section 6: Nos.123-159 · view Section 7: Nos.160-186 · view Section 8: Nos.187-215 · view Section 9: Nos.216-245 · view Section 10: Nos.246-268 · view Section 11: Nos.269-293 · view Section 12: Nos.294-310 · view Section 13: Nos.311-313, Index · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 1a. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland · view 1b. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland · view 2. Veni redemptor gentium · view 5a. Vom Himmel hoch · view 5b. Vom Himmel hoch · view 6. A solis ortus cardine · view 7. Christum wir sollen loben schon · view 9. Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ · view 10. Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich · view 11a. Puer natus in Bethlehem · view 11b. Ein Kind gebor'n zu Bethlehem · view 12. In dulci jubilo · view 14a. Quem pastores laudavere · view 14b. Den die Hirten lobten sehre · view 15. Lobt Gott, ihr Christen all zugleich · view 16. Gebor'n ist uns der Herre Christ · view 17. Freut euch, ihr lieben Christen · view |
| view | Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (No.1a) | — | Jacob Schuster | 1645 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (No.1a) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Contemporized Score · view Complete Parts · view Complete Contemporized Parts · view Engraving files (MUP, LaTeX, shell script) · view |
| view | Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland à 5 (No.1b) | — | Jacob Schuster | 1645 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland à 5 (No.1b) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Contemporized Score · view Complete Parts, adapted for recorders · view Complete Contemporized Parts, adapted for recorders · view Engraving files (MUP, LaTeX, shell script) · view |
| view | Vom Himmel hoch à 5 (No.5b) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete score (soprano in treble recorder notation) · view Descant (soprano in descant recorder notation) · view Soprano · view Alto · view Tenor 1 · view Tenor 2 · view Bass · view Mup engraving files · view |
| view | Christ lag in Todes Banden (No.44a) | — | Jacob Schuster | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Christ lag in Todes Banden (No.44a) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Contemporized Score · view Complete Parts, adapted for recorders · view Complete Contemporized Parts, adapted for recorders · view Engraving files (MUP, LaTeX, shell script) · view |
| view | Christ lag in Todes Banden à 5 (No.44b) | — | Jacob Schuster | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Christ lag in Todes Banden à 5 (No.44b) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Contemporized Score · view Complete Parts, adapted for recorders · view Complete Contemporized Parts, adapted for recorders · view Engraving files (MUP, LaTeX, shell script) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Files | |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (No.1a) | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland à 5 (No.1b) | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Vom Himmel hoch à 5 (No.5b) | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Christ lag in Todes Banden (No.44a) | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Christ lag in Todes Banden à 5 (No.44b) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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