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Dietrich Buxtehude
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Puer natus in Bethlehem, BuxWV 217 Click to Listen, [1:24]
A pensive setting with the chorale relatively unadorned. At first the chorale (Hoofdwerk: Prestant 8' + Roerfluit 4') blends in with the accompaniment (Zwelwerk: Roerfluit 8' + Blokfluit 4'; Pedaal: Subbas 16' + Gedekt 8'), then gently stands out. Instrument: Vermeulen Brothers Organ at Congregation "Vloedschuur," Heteren, Holland (1959) - Samples by Hauptwerk.nl

Chorale Text
Latin:
Puer Natus in Bethlehem,
Unde gaudeat Jerusalem. Alleluja! Alleluja!

English:
A Child is born in Bethlehem,
Exult for joy, Jerusalem! Alleluia! Alleluia!
--Tr. H. M. MacGill


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