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Christen, ätzet diesen Tag opens Christmas with exceptional forces of four trumpets, timpani, oboes, strings and choir. The first movement alternates fanfares, vocal blocks and contrapuntal passages within a highly developed architecture. Brilliance does not erase voice leading; every entry contributes to the construction.
The cantata is organised symmetrically around three recitatives. A soprano-bass duet occupies the first half and an alto-tenor duet the second. The last large chorus restores the festive forces and closes without a harmonised chorale, through another unfolding of ritornellos and counterpoint.
Rehearse both choruses with strings and oboes before adding four trumpets. The duets should offer intimate contrast; unify vowels and cadences without seeking choral scale. Recitatives serve as swift hinges. In the finale, retain precise entries despite density and volume.
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