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Johann Gottfried Walther
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Puer natus in Bethlehem Click to Listen, [1:34]
Canon between Pedal (Rohr Gedackt 16' + Octave 8' with Choir Basson 16' + Clarinet 8' coupled down) and top manual voice (Great Principal 8' + Octave 4' + Waldflute 2' + Larigot 1 1/3). Impulse reverberation added. Welltempered 5th comma Temperament. Instrument: Schantz at First Baptist Church of Riverside, California (1966) sampled by Jonathan Orwig

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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