Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
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- Contributor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2017-01-11). Score information: A4, 43 pages, 2.34 MB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Scan of Bernhard Todt's piano-vocal score (English and German text)
General Information
Title: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Cantata
Language: German
Instruments: Orchestra: 3 oboes, bassoon, 4 trumpets, timpani, strings, continuo
First published: 1868 in Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 16
Opus: BWV 63, 7 movements
Description: Cantata for the First Day of Christmas, performed in Leipzig 25 December 1723 and possibly in Weimar as early as 1713.
External websites:
- Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
- Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
View the Wikipedia article on BWV 63.
- Complete libretto.
Original text and translations
Visit the external website(s) listed above for the original text and/or translations.