Isaiah.52

Edited by Karl Michael Waltl. For SATB soloists and chorus & orchestra. An oratorio telling the story of the birth of

Four short choruses set a cappella with some divisi. Includes: Puer natus in Bethlehem; Quem pastores laudavere; Gloria in excelsis Deo; and In dulci jubilo.

Edited by Jean-Paul C. Montagnier. Foreword in Ger., Fr. and Eng. Includes texts with transliterations and critical notes. Score, 28 p.

A very fresh and different a cappella arrangement of this classic hymn. Using the traditional melody, new harmonic ideas are introduced which add a modern flair.

In his Christmas motet "Hodie Christus natus est" Schuetz employs the full mastery of his madrigalian musical language and exploits all the sonorous richness which the six part scoring offers him. The

The traditional carol set first in French, then in German, and finally in English. Each section is set off with a vocalise section.

Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Christmas mass, the Messe de Minuit, stands fully in the French tradition of celebrating the happy message of Christ's birth with exuberant cheerfulness. Composed around 1694,

The work, sung in Latin, is based on texts from the Old and New Testaments, the Psalms and Gospels, as well as the Catholic Christmas liturgy. A distinctive chamber music-like instrumentation, with lyrical

Edited by Klaus-Martin Bresgott. For SATB chorus. Preface in Ger. This volume is based on the autograph sketches. Motets for Advent and Christmas. Contents: O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf; Die Nacht