Christmas Concerto: Ich verkündige euch grosse Freude (Score & Parts)

Vierdanck Christmas Concerto: Ich verkündige euch grosse Freude (Score & Parts)
from the first part of the Sacred Concertos (1641) for two voices, two melody instruments and basso continuo

Johann Vierdanck (1605-1646) was a choirboy in Dresden and a pupil of Heinrich Schütz.  After short stays in Lübeck and Copenhagen he became an organist at St Mary's in Stralsund. 

His 1641 collection of 45 "sacred concertos" appeared in several editions reflecting its popularity among his contemporaries.  All the settings are based on Luther's translation of the Bible and are related stylistically to Heinrich Schütz's "Symphoniae sacrae" (1629) and “Kleine geistliche Konzerte” (1636). 

- for two voices, two melody instruments and basso continuo

- Instrumental and vocal choir ad libitum