Mixed Choir; Organ (SATB a cappella) - easy to intermediate SKU: HL.49017905
SATB, a cappella, organ ad lib.. Composed by Camille Saint-Saë and ns. Edited by Wolfgang Birtel. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Choral. Classical. Choral score, with organ part. 8 pages. Schott Music #C 53377. Published by Schott Music (HL.49017905). ISBN 9790001168007. 7.5x11.0x0.055 inches. Latin.
There are very few composers who have left such a comprehensive oeuvre covering all genres as Camille Saint-Saens. His vocal music, however, has rather fallen into oblivion - if one leaves aside his 'indestructible' Christmas oratorio (Oratorio de Noel, Opus 12). But apart from that, Saint-Saens, who worked as an organist at various churches from 1852, composed a number of little church music works: settings for different instrumentations, certainly destined to be used in services, including his Ave verum for four-part choir (including organ without pedal ad lib.). It is a simple, yet harmonically rich setting which constitutes a valuable addition to the choral repertoire and an evocative alternative to the common Ave settings.