Two Bach Chorales: Vom Himmel hoch from the Christmas Oratorio; Gloria sei dir gesungen, from Cantata 140 (Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme) (violin cello duo)

Title: Two Bach Chorales: Vom Himmel hoch from the Christmas Oratorio; Gloria sei dir gesungen, from Cantata 140 (Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme)

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

Instrumentation: Violin and Cello

Printout: 2 pages

Note: Nothing creates a reverential mood like a chorale, and these two by Bach are essential for the Christmas season, Cantata 140 having been written for the first Sunday in Advent, and the Christmas Oratorio being an assemblage of cantatas written for Christmas Day. The audio sample includes the first phrase of each chorale.