Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 8 movements |
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Composition Year | 1773, rev. ca. 1784/1785 |
Genre Categories | Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; |
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Work Title | Die Kindheit Jesu |
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Alternative. Title | Die Kindheit Jesu. Ein biblisches Gemälde zur Musik; Die] Kindheit Jesu. ein Oratorium.; Die Kindheit Jesu. der Text ist von Herrn Herder, die Music von Herrn J. C. F. Bach. |
Composer | Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Wf XIV:2; BR-JCFB D 5a, rev. BR-JCFB D 5b |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJB 21 |
Key | C major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 8 movements |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1773, rev. ca. 1784/1785 |
First Performance. | 1773-02-11 Bückeburg ca. 1784/1785 Bückeburg |
Librettist | Johann Gottfried Herder |
Language | German |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 35:55 mins. |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | soprano solo, alto solo, tenor solo, bass solo, Mixed Choir-SATB, 2 flutes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings, continuo |