SKU: PL.1221

Text: Mass.

Charming and delightful mass setting for Christmas Eve. Dance-like movements (Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) each based on different carols. Colorful organ part will work well on small instruments. Moderate vocal range for all parts.

SKU: CA.9194335

Language: German.

Score available separately - see item CA.9194300.

SKU: CA.3104714

ISBN 9790007206116. Key: G minor. Language: German/English. Text: Helbig, Johann Friedrich. Text: Johann Friedrich Helbig.

Score available separately - see item CA.3104700.

SKU: CA.9189935

Language: German.

Score available separately - see item CA.9189900.

SKU: PL.1552IP

Based on selected verses from Psalm 27, Powell's lyrical anthem. Includes a soprano solo and beautiful obbligato parts for cello and oboe. Further enhancing the text of comfort.

SKU: BT.HU-1692-701

Latin.

SKU: CA.3500819

ISBN 9790007143251. Text language: Latin.

Johann Sebastian Bach was able to appreciate good works by other composers, as is shown by contemporary accounts, and by a glimpse into what remains of his music library. Francesco Durante, maestro di cappella in Naples, was known in his time as an accomplished composer, who in his sacred works sought to achieve accommodation between the strict stile antico and the stile moderno of concert music at that time. This combination distinguishes his Mass in C minor, and it may have been what awakened Johann Sebastian Bach's interest in this work. He copied it about 1730, not merely for study purposes but in order to perform it, as is indicated by various alterations which he made to the composition. Bach replaced the Christe by a composition of his own, and for the Kyrie II he used Durante's music for the Gloria, making the alterations required by the different words. A worthwhile discovery! Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3500800.

SKU: CA.3119422

Text language: German/English.

The cantata Hochsterwunschtes Freudenfest BWV 194 was composed for an organ dedication on 2 November 1723 in Stormthal, Saxony. A year later, and with just a few alterations, the cantata was performed again in Leipzig on Trinity Sunday. Our edition takes this Leipzig version of 1724 as its source. The special occasion of its composition is reflected in the extent of the composition which has twelve, instead of the usual six, movements. The orchestral scoring is for strings and three obbligato oboes. A special feature of the cantata is its structure as an orchestral suite. The beginning is a spirited opening chorus in the style of a French overture. The bass aria in the third movement has the character of a pastorale, and the following aria (movement 5) in turn has the character of a gavotte, etc. A simple four-part chorale concludes this multifaceted composition, marked by some extremely heartfelt moments. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3119400.

SKU: CA.4007204

ISBN 9790007170516. Language: German/English.

The Psalms inspired Mendelssohn throughout his working life, and, aside from a cappella settings, he left behind five great orchestral Psalms. Schumann assesed in 1837 that Psalm 42 was the highest point that he [Mendelssohn] reached as a composer for the church. Indeed the highest point recent church music has reached at all. This work is now available in carus music, the choir app! Score available separately - see item CA.4007200.

SKU: MN.50-2810

UPC: 688670528101. Text: Johann Heermann.

A pleasing setting of this grand old German chorale that provides ample material for the choir and an opportunity for congregational participation. The delightful flute part adds to the overall effect of the piece. The tune is WAS FRAG ICH NACH DER WELT.