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3 Sätze zu Weihnachsliedern
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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SATB · Manfred Hößl
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3 Sätze zu Weihnachsliedern by Manfred Hößl — Lyrics
I. Als die Welt verloren
Als die Welt verloren,
Christus ward geboren;
in das näch´tge Dunkeln,
fällt ein strahlend Funkeln.
Und die Engel freudig singen,
unterm Himmel hört man´s klingen:
Gloria, gloria, gloria in excelsis Deo.
Und die Engelscharen,
bei den Hirten waren,
brachten frohe Kunde
von des Herren Stunde;
"Bei den Herden nicht verweilet
und nach Bethlehem hin eilet!"
Gloria, gloria, gloria in excelsis Deo.
Zu dem heilgen Kinde
eilten sie geschwinde,
konnten staunend sehen
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About 3 Sätze zu Weihnachsliedern
This setting of three Christmas songs for SATB choir, composed by Manfred Hößl, opens with a depiction of Christ's birth illuminating the darkness. The first movement uses the text 'Als die Welt verloren' to describe the world's redemption through Christ's arrival, with angels singing 'Gloria in excelsis Deo' and bringing the good news to the shepherds. The music then follows the angels as they hurry to Bethlehem to witness the miraculous event and share God's favour. The second movement, 'Oh Bethlehem, du kleine Stadt', begins with a contemplation of the humble town where this momentous event took place. These sacred motets are in German, offering a rich and evocative musical experience of the Christmas story.
