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Missa brevis
zum Weihnachtsfest über "Ein Kindelein so löbelich" TVWV 9:5, 1735
Telemann's Missa brevis on the Christmas hymn "Ein Kindelein so löbelich" is one of eleven surviving Latin Missae breves based on church hymns. The motetlike composition calls for a mixed choir accompanied by a basso continuo, reinforced by colla-parte instruments. However, the mass can also be performed solely with an organ accompaniment. Gottlob Harrer, the successor to Johann Sebastian Bach as Thomaskantor, performed the mass in Leipzig at Christmas in 1750 and 1751 with an instrumental accompaniment and for this purpose he added two horns. They are included in the present edition as ad libitum parts.
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Composer
Georg Philipp Telemann
| 1681-1767Telemann's extremely rich compositional output, the fruits of three quarters of a century's work, encompasses almost all genres of music; in his vocal works it ranges from songs with basso continuo accompaniment to chamber and church cantatas, and to opera. In his own assessment, church music played a central role in his output; he alone probably composed over 1,600 church cantatas, as well as cantata-style funeral music settings (such as Du aber, Daniel, gehe hin), psalm settings (for example, Deus judicium tuum) and oratorios. Throughout his works Telemann showed himself to be a progressive composer, open to new trends and keen to experiment whilst exploring new directions; not without reason was he called a forerunner of classicism. However, his compositions constitute only a part of his importance to music history: as a music publisher, the author of publications for teaching, the director of middle-class music societies and initiator of public concerts, he made a considerable contribution to creating the preconditions for the support of the musically-educated middle classes in the ensuing era of music. Personal details
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Editor
Klaus Hofmann
| 1939
Reviews
[...] wissenschaftlich saubere und schön gestaltete Edition.
Mathias Michaely, Musik und Kirche, Juli 2012
Die Edition beider Missae [siehe auch CV 37.096] entspricht heutigen musikwissenschaftlichen und aufführungspraktischen Standards. Beide Kompositionen sind hervorragend für Konzerte und Gottesdienste geeignet.
Josef Dahlberg, Die Tonkunst, Januar 2013