For varying soloists (SATB), (SAATTBB), (ATBB), single or double SATB chorus, and orchestra. This volume contains works commissioned for the festive meetings of Hamburg Bürger-Capitains in 1780 and 1783. Each work consists of an oratorio and serenata, to be performed separately on the same day. Figured bass unrealized. Preface, introduction, and critical commentary in English. Includes bibliographical references. Issued in cooperation with the Bach-Archiv Leipzig, the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, and Harvard University.
Contents:
General preface -- Preface : Choral music -- Introduction -- Librettos -- Plates -- Bürgercapitainsmusik (1780): Oratorium H. 822a -- Bürgercapitainsmusik (1780): Serenate H. 822b -- Bürgercapitainsmusik (1783): Serenate H. 822d -- Bürgercapitainsmusik (1783): Oratorium H. 822c (lost, see introduction, librettos, and critical report) -- Abbreviations -- Critical report -- Sources -- Commentary.
Series:
The complete works / Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Series V, Choral music ; volume 4 Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel, 1714-1788. Works. 2005 ; ser. V, v. 4.
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