SSA choir, organ - Level 2
SKU: CA.4070310
Aus: Drei Motetten. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by Gunter Graulich. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Mendelssohn. German title: Veni Domine. Sacred, Motets; Stuttgart Urtext editions; Use during church year: Advent. Full score. Composed 1830. Op. 39, No. 1, MWV B 24. Duration 4 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.703/10. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4070310).
ISBN 9790007076818. Key: G minor. Language: Latin/English.
Inspiration for the Three Motets op. 39 was a visit to the romanesque church of Trinita dei Monti. On 20 Dec 1830 Mendelssohn wrote to his parents: The French nuns sing there, and it is wonderfully lovely. ... Now, one should know one more thing: that one is not allowed to see the singers. Therefore I have come to an unusual decision: I will compose something for their voices, which I rememer exactly.... Score available separately - see item CA.4070300.
