Cantional (Schein, Johann Hermann)

Title Cantional
Alternative title Gesangbuch Augsburgischer Konfession
Creators Johann Hermann Schein, composer
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Instrumentation 4 voices
5 voices
3 voices and continuo
4 voices and continuo
5 voices and continuo
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First published 1627
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Composition types Sacred songs
Language German
Period Baroque
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Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Second edition, 1645 Jacob Schuster 1645 Section 1: Preface, Nos.1-22
Section 2: Nos.23-46
Section 3: Nos.47-68
Section 4: Nos.69-92
Section 5: Nos.93-122
Section 6: Nos.123-159
Section 7: Nos.160-186
Section 8: Nos.187-215
Section 9: Nos.216-245
Section 10: Nos.246-268
Section 11: Nos.269-293
Section 12: Nos.294-310
Section 13: Nos.311-313, Index
View Complete selections 1a. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
1b. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
2. Veni redemptor gentium
5a. Vom Himmel hoch
5b. Vom Himmel hoch
6. A solis ortus cardine
7. Christum wir sollen loben schon
9. Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
10. Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich
11a. Puer natus in Bethlehem
11b. Ein Kind gebor'n zu Bethlehem
12. In dulci jubilo
14a. Quem pastores laudavere
14b. Den die Hirten lobten sehre
15. Lobt Gott, ihr Christen all zugleich
16. Gebor'n ist uns der Herre Christ
17. Freut euch, ihr lieben Christen
View Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (No.1a) Jacob Schuster 1645 Complete Score
View Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (No.1a) Complete Score
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Complete Contemporized Parts
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View Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland à 5 (No.1b) Jacob Schuster 1645 Complete Score
View Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland à 5 (No.1b) Complete Score
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Complete Parts, adapted for recorders
Complete Contemporized Parts, adapted for recorders
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View Vom Himmel hoch à 5 (No.5b) Complete Score
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Tenor 1
Tenor 2
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View Christ lag in Todes Banden (No.44a) Jacob Schuster Complete Score
View Christ lag in Todes Banden (No.44a) Complete Score
Complete Contemporized Score
Complete Parts, adapted for recorders
Complete Contemporized Parts, adapted for recorders
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View Christ lag in Todes Banden à 5 (No.44b) Jacob Schuster Complete Score
View Christ lag in Todes Banden à 5 (No.44b) Complete Score
Complete Contemporized Score
Complete Parts, adapted for recorders
Complete Contemporized Parts, adapted for recorders
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DetailsTypeSectionFiles (click to listen)
View Synthesized Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (No.1a) Synthesized Performance
View Synthesized Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland à 5 (No.1b) Synthesized Performance
View Synthesized Vom Himmel hoch à 5 (No.5b) Synthesized Performance
View Synthesized Christ lag in Todes Banden (No.44a) Synthesized Performance
View Synthesized Christ lag in Todes Banden à 5 (No.44b) Synthesized Performance


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