A Christmas Cantata (Honegger)

A Christmas Cantata (French: Une cantate de Noël; German: Eine Weihnachtskantate) is a Christmas cantata composed by Arthur Honegger in 1953;[1][2] it is reportedly his last composition.[3]

It requires a mixed choir, a baritone soloist, an organ, an orchestra and a children's choir, and it describes the Christmas story. The cantata is divided into three parts.

References

  1. ^ "Une Cantate De Noel". Naperville Chorus. 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  2. ^ "Honegger & Poulenc: Vocal Works". Gramophone. Archived from the original on 2025-11-07. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  3. ^ Honegger: Une Cantate de Noël, Cello Concerto & other orchestral works, retrieved 2025-11-07


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