| 作曲者 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)・ヨハン・セバスティアン・バッハ |
| タイトル | Weihnachts-Oratorium = Christmas Oratorio BWV 248（ヴォーカル・スコア） |
| 出版社 | Bärenreiter・ベーレンライター |
| シリーズ名 | BÄRENREITER URTEXT |
| 楽器編成 | Solos, Mixed Choir, Orchestra |
| 楽器編成（詳細） | SSolo/ASolo/TSolo/BSolo/Mixed choir-SATB/2Fl/2Ob(2Ob-dam)/2Ob-dacc/2Cor-dacc/3Trp/timpani/2V/Va/Bc(bassoon/Vc/Vo/Org) |
| 品番 | 9790006461660 |
| 校訂者 | Walter Blankenburg, Alfred Dürr |
| 編曲者 | Alfred Dürr |
| 難易度 | 中上級 |
| 言語 | ドイツ語、英語 |
| 形状 | XII, 234 ページ・27.0 x 19.0 cm・680 g・ソフトカバー |
| 出版年 | 2017年第34刷 |
| 出版番号 | BA 5014-90 |
| ISMN | 979-0006461660 |
Bach's Christmas Oratorio, composed in 1734, narrates the story of the birth of Jesus in a cycle of six cantatas with a text probably by Christian Friedrich Henrici (known as Picander) who provided several libretti for Bach during his Leipzig period.
Like the St. Matthew and St. John Passions, the Christmas Oratorio is narrated by an Evangelist and includes devices from Italian opera such as the recitative and aria. It was written to be performed during the thirteen days of Christmas of the Lutheran Church calendar (25 December – 6 January) allowing the wondrous story of the Gospel to gradually unfold.