Composition: Uns ist ein Kind geboren (Kuhnau, Johann)
| Title | Uns ist ein Kind geboren |
| Alternative title | Kopftitel: '''''Festo Nativ. Christi: Uns ist ein Kind gebohren. Concerto. a 4 voc. 2 Flauti 2 Oboi. 2 Violini Viola et Continuo. di I S. Bach.''''' |
| Creators | Johann Kuhnau (composer) and Erdmann Neumeister (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 142 |
| Instrumentation | alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | A minor |
| Composed | 1720 |
| First published | 1884 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinfonia | — | — | — |
| Chorus: Uns ist ein Kind geboren | — | — | — |
| Aria (bass): Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen | — | — | — |
| Chorus: Ich will den Namen Gottes loben | — | — | — |
| Aria (tenor): Jesu, dir sei Dank | — | — | — |
| Recitativo (alto): Immanuel | — | — | — |
| Aria (alto): Jesu, dir sei Preis | — | — | — |
| Chorale: Alleluia | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Sinfonia (No.1) | trumpet, cello and harpsichord | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Sinfonia (No.1) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Sinfonia (No.1) | harpsichord | Srđan Depolo |
| view | Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' (No.3) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' (No.5) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos 2 oboes, viola and cello 2 oboes and 2 cellos oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violas and cello oboe, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' (No.7) | 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos 2 flutes, violin and cello 2 flutes, viola and cello 2 flutes and 2 cellos flute, 2 violins and cello flute, violin, viola and cello flute, violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Chorus: 'Alleluia' (No.8) | piano | Federico Alberto Casal |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1756 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Jürgen Knuth | — | 1. Sinfonia · view 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren' · view 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' · view 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben' · view 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' · view 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel' · view 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' · view 8. Chorale: 'Alleluia' · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (modernized) · view Complete Score (old version, historical clefs) · view Engraving files (LilyPond Source) · view Engraving files (LilyPond, old version, historical clefs) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Sinfonia · view 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren' · view 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' · view 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben' · view 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' · view 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel' · view 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' · view 8. Chorale: 'Alleluia' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view Harpsichord · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Oboe 1/2 · view Violins I/II · view Violas/Continuo · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Recorder 1 · view Recorder 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Recorder 1 (old version with historical clefs) · view Recorder 2 (old version with historical clefs) · view Oboe 1 (old version) · view Oboe 2 (old version) · view Violin I (old version) · view Violin II (old version) · view Viola (old version) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for trumpet, cello and harpsichord |
— | — | Complete Score · view Harpsichord · view Trumpet (C) · view Cello · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Sinfonia (No.1) | Arrangement for harpsichord |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Encore) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos 2 oboes, viola and cello 2 oboes and 2 cellos oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violas and cello oboe, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' (No.7) | Arrangement for 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos 2 flutes, violin and cello 2 flutes, viola and cello 2 flutes and 2 cellos flute, 2 violins and cello flute, violin, viola and cello flute, violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Alleluia' (No.8) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Sinfonia (No.1) | Michel Rondeau (trumpet) and Sonja Deunsch (harpsichord) and Laura Backstrom (cello) | For Trumpet, Cello and Harpsichord (Rondeau) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | — | 1. Sinfonia · file 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren' · file 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' · file 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben' · file 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' · file 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel' · file 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' · file 8. Chorale: Alleluia · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | — | 1. Sinfonia · file 2. Chorus: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren' · file 3. Aria: 'Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen' · file 4. Chorus: 'Ich will den Namen Gottes loben' · file 5. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Dank' · file 6. Recitativo: 'Immanuel' · file 7. Aria: 'Jesu, dir sei Preis' · file 8. Chorale: Alleluia · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Sinfonia (No.1) | For Harpsichord (Depolo) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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