Four Chorales from The Christmas Oratorio (string quartet)

Title: Four Chorales from The Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248

Composer: J. S. Bach, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin 1; Violin 2; Viola; Cello

Printout: 7 pages

Note: Bach’s Chorales are often requested for Christmas services. This collection includes numbers 5, 9, 12 and 64 from the Christmas Oratorio.. The violin 1 part can be performed on flute or oboe.

No. 5, Wie sol ich dich empfangen

No. 9, Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein

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Other Bach Christmas items for string quartet:

Chorale: In Dulci Jubilo
Gloria in Excelsis Deo, from Cantata 191
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, from Cantata 147
Three Bach Chorales
Wachet Auf (Sleepers Awake)