mouth laughter church composed christmas leipzig christmas day performed december bach composed year leipzig text published text alternating instead biblical quotations opening verses verse book god greatness finally angels song according gospel luke closing taken bach scored work vocal choir baroque instrumental ensemble transverse different kinds strings including derived chorus style french fourth orchestral suite vocal parts fast middle section song angels based christmas flat major chose instruments differentiate character tenor expressing birth alto representing god love trumpet strings bass sing songs joy bach led performances christmas day history words bach composed year leipzig christmas day day christmas celebration lasted days prescribed readings feast day god mercy appeared unto child born gospel luke angels song luke year leipzig bach composed new christmas day revived tag text free poetry biblical content year composed new works second feast day second year composed feast days beginning christ year bach text published collection began quotation verses deals hope delivery jerusalem lord turned captivity like dream joyful reaction poet included verse book praising god greatness quoted christmas story gospel luke singing angels luke early text biblical quotations alternate closing fifth stanza hymn bach led performance morning christmas day repeated afternoon led performance bach scholars believed written end war polish succession discovery printed text showed related published appeared complete edition composer works structure scoring bach structured seven movements opening chorus closing frame sequence duet bach scored work vocal soprano alto tenor bass choir baroque instrumental ensemble transverse violins viola including heading original parts reads viola means jesus help feast day birth christ violins viola voices duration given minutes following table movements scoring follows bach keys time signatures taken book bach scholar symbols common time playing shown music bach typically composed alternating contemporary poetry text work older style biblical texts interspersed bach followed different musical forms biblical quotations opening chorus verses adaptation fourth orchestral suite major duet der based christmas bach flat major performed christmas leipzig opening chorus mouth laughter calls instruments perform text concludes lord achieved great things people bach based music fourth orchestral suite major adding original music voices followed format french instrumental slow sections framing fast choral section french normally played arrival king performance suitable greet king heaven laughter mentioned text alfred words bach performed work later marked vocal sections achieving variety conducted interprets bach vote strict voice concept chose christmas concerts conclude year notes movement rendition laughter music innate touch tenor aria und thoughts accompanied transverse interprets choice symbol birth bass like lord accompanied strings accompany expressive line bass voice upward pointing gestures alto aria lord human accompanied solo expresses wonder nature man god interest aria aria parts idea man condition presented changed redemption bach scholar relates choice answer singer question man love duet der glory god highest combines high voices simple accompaniment singing god glory highest peace earth music based changing vocal lines different text retaining essentially lyrical character notes goodwill men expressed pastoral style voices parallels tenths bass aria und veins limbs final wake join praise angels trumpet add energetic music double strings rest dynamic effect passages reminiscent movement trumpet martial character imitated voice text refers strings winds rest closing praise god setting tune anonymous composer bach set tune close iii christmas stanza hymn glad selected recordings listing taken selection bach website roughly marked large red background instrumental groups playing period instruments historically informed performances highlighted green
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