Composition: Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV 435 (Schütz, Heinrich)
| Title | Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi |
| Alternative title | Weihnachtshistorie |
| Creators | Heinrich Schütz (composer) |
| Opus | SWV 435 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus, 2 recorders, bassoon, 2 cornetts, 2 trombones, 2 violins, 2 violas and continuo voices, mixed chorus, 2 recorders, bassoon, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 violins, 2 violas and continuo voices, mixed chorus, 2 recorders, bassoon, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 viols and continuo |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1664 |
| First published | 1664 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred oratorios |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
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| view | Complete | soprano, tenor, bass, mixed chorus, flute, horn, harp, violin, viola, cello and organ | Edward Lambert |
| view | Complete | horn, 2 trumpets and trombone | Flávio Régis Cunha |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| view | Complete | — | — | — | Title pages Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | selections | Alexander Hering | 1664 | Evangelist’s Recitatives |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | Evangelist’s Recitatives |
| view | Complete | selections | Julian Bennett Holmes | 2021 | Evangelist’s Recitatives Engraving files (MusicXML and Dorico) |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Bassoon Trombone 1, Viola 1 Trombone 2, Viola 2 Violin 1, Violetta 1 Violin 2, Violetta 2 Continuo (Cello, Double Bass, Keyboard) |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for soprano, tenor, bass, mixed chorus, flute, horn, harp, violin, viola, cello and organ |
— | — | Complete Score Vocal score Complete Parts |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for horn, 2 trumpets and trombone |
— | — | Complete Score Complete Parts |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Files (click to listen) |
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| view | Complete Recording |
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