J S Bach

The Christmas Oratorio

You can freely and lawfully download a printable score for this Work from Cantorion - though it may not be exactly the same as the one used to make the Midi Files below.

There is an excellent performance of this Work by the Tolzer Knabenchor under Nikolaus Harnoncourt starting here and here

Much - but not all - of this Work was keyed in from the Barenreiter Urtext Vocal Score. Much - but not all - was keyed in using the "old" Novello score. Note that the new Novello edition may in places have different words - and different "titles" - for each piece ... but the notes are, I think, much the same.

Here is a "clickable" Table of the available Midi Files for this Work:-

Part 1 is immediately below. Part 2 is on the next page.

The Christmas Oratorio - Part 1
UNemphasized	Soprano	Alto	Tenor	Bass
1: Christians, be joyful
2: Now it came to pass in those days 3: See now the Bridegroom	None	None	None	None
4: Prepare thyself, Zion	None	None	None	None
5: How shall I fitly meet Thee?
6: And she brought forth her first-born Son	None	None	None	None
7: For us to earth He cometh poor		None	None	None
8: Mighty Lord and King all glorious	None	None	None	None
9: Ah! Dearest Jesus

That's the end of Part 1. Part 2 is on the next page

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