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Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (arr. M. Knight for brass septet)

Septura

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Year of Production: 2016

Playing Time: 00:03:32

Catalogue Number: NVF0146

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The cyclical structure of the Christmas Oratorio is reinforced by the fact that this same chorale appears in the final chorus of Part 6, Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen (Now you are well avenged). It seems fitting for the group to play that chorus, especially because in its original form it is a trumpet solo. This is the triumphant climax of the final part, and the virtuosic solo is played on a piccolo trumpet, as the chorus celebrate the failure of Herod's plan.