Uns ist ein Kind geboren (Johann Kuhnau)

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• (Posted 2017-05-03)  CPDL #44348: 

Contributor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2017-05-03).  Score information: A4, 22 pages, 1.17 MB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: A scan of the piano-vocal score by Berhard Todt.

General Information

This work has been misattributed. See notes for details and correct composer below.

Title: Uns ist ein Kind geboren, BWV 142
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist: Erdmann Neumeister

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Cantata

Language: German
Instruments: Orchestra: 2 recorders, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo

First published: 1884 in Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe 40

Description: Performed in Leipzig for Christmas 1720 during the tenure of Johann Kuhnau, now considered the most probable composer.

External websites:

• Uns ist ein Kind geboren at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)

• View the Wikipedia article on BWV 142.

• Bach-cantatas site, with links to libretto and translations.

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