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Friedrich Wilhelm Zachau
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Vom Himmel Hoch (1) Click to Listen, [1:0]
Simple choral prelude arranged as a trio. Impulse reverberation added. Bradley Lehman temperament. (Output +3dB) Original score courtesy Jonathan Orwig. Rearranged score available here. Registration: SW LH Rohr Gedackt 16' + Viole 8' + Rohr Flute 8' + Principal 4'; GT RH Gedackt 8' + Flute 4' + Waldfloete 2' + Larigot 1 1/3; PD Clairon 4'. Instrument: Schantz at First Baptist Church of Riverside, California (1966) sampled by Jonathan Orwig

Chorale Text
German:
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her,
Ich bring euch gute neue Mär;
Der guten Mär bring ich so viel,
Davon ich singn und sagen will.

English:
From heav'n on high I come to you, I bring to you glad tidings new;
I bring to you good tidings new;
Of that good news I bring so much,
Thereof both sing and tell I will.
--Z. Philip Ambrose, Translator


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