L’Enfance du Christ

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L’Enfance du Christ is a sacred choral work by Hector Berlioz that depicts episodes from the early life of Jesus, notable for its lyrical style and intimate orchestration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oratorio ⓘ
sacred choral work ⓘ
approximateDuration about 90 minutes ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 25 ⓘ
composer Hector Berlioz ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Joseph-Louis Duc ⓘ
depicts episodes from the early life of Jesus ⓘ
featuresCharacter Herod ⓘ
linked to: Herod the Great

Jesus ⓘ
linked to: Jesus Christ

Joseph ⓘ
Mary ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1854 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Paris ⓘ
genre oratorio ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
hasKeySection La fuite en Égypte in G major ⓘ
hasNarrator yes ⓘ
hasPart La fuite en Égypte ⓘ
linked to: Flight into Egypt

Le songe d’Hérode ⓘ
L’arrivée à Saïs ⓘ
includesMovement Shepherds’ Farewell ⓘ
language French ⓘ
notableFor intimate orchestration ⓘ
lyrical style ⓘ
orchestration modest orchestra ⓘ
originalTitle L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
scoring chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ
structure triptych ⓘ
style intimate ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
subject Flight into Egypt ⓘ
Massacre of the Innocents ⓘ
Nativity of Jesus ⓘ
textBy Hector Berlioz ⓘ
vocalForces baritone ⓘ
bass ⓘ
mezzo-soprano ⓘ
soprano ⓘ
tenor ⓘ

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Hector Berlioz → notableWork → L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ
Heinrich Schütz → notableWork → Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi ⓘ
linked to: L’Enfance du Christ
L’Enfance du Christ → originalTitle → L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ
Le songe d’Hérode → partOf → L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ
Le songe d’Hérode → positionInWork → Part I of L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ
linked to: L’Enfance du Christ
Le songe d’Hérode → partOf → Triptyque sacré L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ
linked to: L’Enfance du Christ
L’arrivée à Saïs → partOf → L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ
L’arrivée à Saïs → partOf → Part II of L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ
linked to: L’Enfance du Christ
L’arrivée à Saïs → firstPerformanceWork → L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ
L’arrivée à Saïs → partOf → Triptyque sacré L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ
linked to: L’Enfance du Christ
Shepherds’ Farewell → partOf → L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ
Shepherds’ Farewell → movementOf → L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ
Shepherds’ Farewell → catalogueNumber → H.130 (as part of L’Enfance du Christ) ⓘ
linked to: L’Enfance du Christ
Shepherds’ Farewell → isPopularExcerptFrom → L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ