 | Saint-Saens, Camille - "Domine, ego Credidi" for Wind Ensemble Opus 12 No. 4 Wind ensemble |
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| Composer : | Saint-Saens, Camille (1835 - 1921) | ||||
| Instrumentation : | Wind ensemble | ||||
| Style : | Hymn - Sacred | ||||
| Arranger : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||||
| Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL | ||||
| Date : | 1858 | ||||
| Copyright : | Public Domain | ||||
| Added by magataganm, 01 May 2013 Camille Saint-Saëns was something of an anomaly among French composers of the nineteenth century in that he wrote in virtually all genres, including opera, symphonies, concertos, songs, sacred and secular choral music, solo piano, and chamber music. He was generally not a pioneer, though he did help to revive some earlier and largely forgotten dance forms, like the bourée and gavotte. He was a conservative who wrote many popular scores scattered throughout the various genres: the Piano Concerto No. 2, Symphony No. 3 ("Organ"), the symphonic poem Danse macabre, the opera Samson et Dalila, and probably his most widely performed work, The Carnival of The Animals. While he remained a composer closely tied to tradition and traditional forms in his later years, he did develop a more arid style, less colorful and, in the end, less appealing. He was also a poet and playwright of some distinction. Saint-Saëns' Oratorio de Noël is a solid composition of an extremely appealing work. Scored for five soloists, chorus, strings, harp, and organ, the oratorio lies within the capabilities of good church and community choirs, and could easily find a place in the repertoires of groups looking for an alternative to Messiah to celebrate the Christmas season. It's warmly, but not gushily Romantic, with gratifying vocal and choral writing, and both harmonic and contrapuntal richness and variety. Much of it resembles what Mendelssohn might have sounded like had he lived long enough to adopt a late-Romantic idiom. Several of the movements are strongly memorable, particularly the Prelude and Consurge, Filia Sion (with their nods to Bach's Weinachtsoratorium), the duet, Benedictus, and the trio Tecum principium. One of the standouts of this performance is the organ of Hans-Joachim Bartsch, whose sensitive playing and colorful choice of registration is especially striking. Although originally written for Chorus (SATB) and Orchestra, I created this arrangement of the "Domine, ego Credidi" from Oratorio de Noël (Opus 12 No. 4) for Wind Ensemble (Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, French Horn & Bassoon). Sheet central : | Oratorio de Noël (7 sheet music) | | |||
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