Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ BWV 91
Cantata for Christmas Day
The cantata Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ was composed by J. S. Bach for Christmas Day 1724. It belongs to thatyearly set of “chorale cantatas” the texts of which were mostly derived from a single chorale. The anonymous author of the text used to retain literally the first and last verses of the selected chorale, but paraphrased themiddle verses more or less freely in the form of recitatives, arias and ariosi.
Urtext of the New Bach EditionPerformance material (BA10091), Vocal score (BA10091-90) & study score format 22.5 x16.5cm(TP1091) available for sale
- ISMN: 9790006490721 (M006490721)
