SATB voice soli, 2 horns, 2 violins, 2 violas, basso continuo SKU: CA.1037700
Weihnachtskantate. Composed by Johann Georg Zechner. Edited by Leonhard Riedel. This edition: Paperbound. Sacred vocal music. German title: Ihr Hirten Bethlehems.Weihnachtskantate. Sacred vocal music. Full score. 32 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 10.377/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.1037700). ISBN 9790007077501. Language: German. Text: Rist, Johann / Schirmer, Michael. Text: Johann Rist, Michael Schirmer.
As the basis for his ,,Oratorio per il Natale Zechner used 4 Verses of the hymn ,,Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist by Johann Rist. He also used some verses by another author. The reason for the reworking of Rist's text was undoubtedly Zechner's idea of writing a dramatic compositon after the model of the Italian cantata, rather than a succession of verses. It is not insignificant that he described this work as an Oratorio.
