Telemann composed „Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ“ (TWV 1:612) for his cantata cycle of 1710-11. Although scored without brass instruments or timpani, the brilliant, testive mood of the second day of Christmas prevails. The opening chorale and the final chorus form a frame for the four solo arias of the main section (ATB), Here, too, the choral numbers may be, and usually are, taken one to a part The vocal score appears with a singing translation in English and suggested alternatives for the German text.<br>