Joseph est bien marié, Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
Or nous dites Marie, Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
Laissez paître vos bêtes, Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
Vous qui désirez sans fin, Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
À la venue de Noël, Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
O Créateur, Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
Une jeune pucelle, Marc-Antoine Cha rpentier (1643 - 1704)
Où s'en vont ces gais bergers?, Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
Christmas Day is come!
Cantata Oh di Betlemme altera povertà for soprano, 2 violins, viola, and continuo : I. Introduzione (allegro-pastorale), Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725)
Cantata Oh di Betlemme altera povertà for soprano, 2 violins, viola, and continuo : II. Recitativo "O di Betlemme altera", Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725)
Cantata Oh di Betlemme altera povertà for soprano, 2 violins, viola, and continuo : III. Aria "Dal bel seno d'una stella" (andante), Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725)
Cantata Oh di Betlemme altera povertà for soprano, 2 violins, viola, and continuo : IV. Recitativo "Presa d'uomo la forma", Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725)
Cantata Oh di Betlemme altera povertà for soprano, 2 violins, viola, and continuo : V. Aria "L'autor d'ogni mio bene" (andante), Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725)
Cantata Oh di Betlemme altera povertà for soprano, 2 violins, viola, and continuo : VI. Recitativo "Fortunati pastori", Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725)
Cantata Oh di Betlemme altera povertà for soprano, 2 violins, viola, and continuo : VII. Aria "Toccò la prima sorte a voi" (pastorale), Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725)
Concerto for strings and continuo in D major : I. Adagio, Gaetano Maria Schiassi (1698 - 1754)
Concerto for strings and continuo in D major : II. Allegro, Gaetano Maria Schiassi (1698 - 1754)
Concerto for strings and continuo in D major : III. Largo spiccato, Gaetano Maria Schiassi (1698 - 1754)
Concerto for strings and continuo in D major : IV. Andante (pastorale), Gaetano Maria Schiassi (1698 - 1754)
Simphonies des Noëls pour les instruments (manus., s.d. / MS, n.d.) : 1re Simphonie, Michel-Richard Delalande (1657 - 1727)
Simphonies des Noëls pour les instruments (manus., s.d. / MS, n.d.) : Où s'en vont ces gais bergers?, Michel-Richard Delalande (1657 - 1727)
Simphonies des Noëls pour les instruments (manus., s.d. / MS, n.d.) : 2e Simphonie, Michel-Richard Delalande (1657 - 1727)
Simphonies des Noëls pour les instruments (manus., s.d. / MS, n.d.) : Ritournelle, Michel-Richard Delalande (1657 - 1727)
Simphonies des Noëls pour les instruments (manus., s.d. / MS, n.d.) : Une Jeune Pucelle, Michel-Richard Delalande (1657 - 1727)
Simphonies des Noëls pour les instruments (manus., s.d. / MS, n.d.) : 3e Simphonie, Michel-Richard Delalande (1657 - 1727)
Simphonies des Noëls pour les instruments (manus., s.d. / MS, n.d.) : Elle allait au temple, Michel-Richard Delalande (1657 - 1727)
Noël nouvelet
Villancico Tarara tarara qui yo soy Antóniyo for soprano, instruments and continuo (manus., s.d. / MS, n.d.), Antonio de Salazar
No other feast in the liturgical calendar has given rise since the Middle Ages to such intense devotion or to a richer musical yield than Christmas. Next to large-scale works left by composers such as Schütz, Charpent... more »ier, Bach, and Berlioz, history has retained--especially from the Baroque period--a myriad of works in many genres which display all the joyousness associated with this celebration. Whether it be of anonymous or celebrated authorship, this repertoire's mood is candid, and its melodies simple and easy to remember. Refraining from strict distinctions between the sacred and the secular, composers easily used as their starting point both popular tunes and plainsong associated since the Middle Ages with Christmastime. They put to music fitting devotional texts, like the Magnificat, or cantata librettos written especially "per il Santissimo Natale."« less
No other feast in the liturgical calendar has given rise since the Middle Ages to such intense devotion or to a richer musical yield than Christmas. Next to large-scale works left by composers such as Schütz, Charpentier, Bach, and Berlioz, history has retained--especially from the Baroque period--a myriad of works in many genres which display all the joyousness associated with this celebration. Whether it be of anonymous or celebrated authorship, this repertoire's mood is candid, and its melodies simple and easy to remember. Refraining from strict distinctions between the sacred and the secular, composers easily used as their starting point both popular tunes and plainsong associated since the Middle Ages with Christmastime. They put to music fitting devotional texts, like the Magnificat, or cantata librettos written especially "per il Santissimo Natale."