Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
BŠrenreiter, 1953. BA 2767 (Chor-Partitur also publ.)
choir SAB and liturgist
Liturgical chant with chorale strophes and "mob" choruses
Text: Luke 2:1-20 and Matt. 2:1-18
Tune: Kommt und la§t uns Christum ehren
10 movements (6 are chorale settings)
Composed: Summer 1952 at Langen (Frankfurt am Main) at suggestion of Dr. Otto Brodde.
Premier performance: by Dr. Brodde at St. Petri, Hamburg in the post-Christmas season.
Dedicated to Pastor Wolfgang Wei§gerber in Darmstadt-Eberstadt