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" (Unto us a child is born) is a Christmas cantata traditionally attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 142). However, modern scholarship suggests it was most likely composed by Johann Kuhnau, Bach's predecessor as Thomaskantor in Leipzig. The work is scored for festive forces including recorders, oboes, strings, and continuo, celebrating the Nativity with joyful counterpoint and expressive arias, reflecting the late Baroque style of the Leipzig school.