We have a collection of 5 arrangements for Johann Kuhnau - Uns ist ein Kind geboren, BWV 142
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"Uns ist ein Kind geboren" (BWV 142) is a Christmas cantata once attributed to J.S. Bach but now recognized as composed by his Leipzig predecessor Johann Kuhnau around 1720. Scored for soloists, choir, and Baroque orchestra, it celebrates the Nativity with texts drawn from biblical sources and Lutheran hymns. The work exemplifies late Baroque sacred music with Kuhnau's distinctive contrapuntal writing.