This title is taken from the compilation French Songs And Choruses For Mixed-Voice Choir (NOV165198)Hector Berlioz' Le Ballet Des Ombres written for SATB. Withdrawn by the composer within six months of publication in 1829. Berlioz in fact went to some trouble to suppress the work rounding up and destroying all copies he could find. So successful was he that only one copy of the Ballet des ombres in a private collection was known to have survived at the beginning of the twentieth century and that is now lost. Our sole source for the work is its inclusion in Malherbe and Weingartner's badly flawed edition of Berlioz's works publishedby Breitkopf and Härtel in the opening years of the twentieth century.

The 20 year old Berlioz wrote his Messe solennelle in 1824 his first large scale work for chorus and orchestra. His later Memoirs suggest he burnt the manuscript due to his doubts about its quality. However the manuscript had made its way to Antwerp and the Church of St Carolus-Borromeus where it was catalogued by church officials probably in 1956. But it was not until 1991 when Franz Moors a retired teacher organist and choir master discovered it in a wooden chest on the organ platform and gradually began to realise its status as a work of some significance. The work was published by Bärenreiter in the 'New Berlioz Edition' and modern premieres were givenduring 1993 and 1994. Urtext of the New Berlioz Edition Full score (BA5463) vocal score (BA5463-90) and study score format 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP333) available for sale Performance material (BA5463-72) available for hire

The scale of Berlioz's choral settings broke new boundaries in Orchestration and musical forces. The work is written for triple SATB chorus with Tenor soloist. This vocal score edition features a Piano reduction of the composer's original orchestral score.

SATB-One of Berlioz's greatest works the Grand Messe des Morts is written for Tenor Solo SSTTBB Chorus and Orchestra. The scale of this work should not be underestimated: it runs at an hour and a quarter and the orginal scoring included no fewer than 16 timpani and four extra brass choirs! However not all of its music is massive (the extra forces explode onto the scene in the Tuba mirum portion of the Dies irae sequence in No. 2 and then disappear). Indeed much of it is quite intimate -- for example the slender No. 3 Quid sum miser which immediately follows the outburst in No. 2 or the opening of No. 9 Sanctus which features the solo tenor. Andthe Requiem ends in absolute tenderness the Lamb of God (No. 10 Agnus Dei) having taken away the sins of the world and accepted the dead into a new world of which we mortals can hear only vague echoes -- timpani strokes left over from the explosive Last Judgment held earlier in the mass now distant and gentle. This the Schirmer Edition of the vocal score contains a piano accompaniment arranged by Leopold Damrosch.

MUSIQUE FRANÇAISE POUR CHOEUR MIXTE réunit une sélection des plus belles oeuvres originales pour choeur de compositeurs français et de superbes arrangements de quelques-unes des plus sublimes mélodies françaises. Ce volume qui conviendra aux choeurs de toutes tailles et de tous niveaux comprend des compositions originales de Hector Berlioz Gabriel Fauré Reynaldo Hahn et Camille Saint-Saëns. On trouvera également d’élégants arrangements de mélodies dont le Baïlèro de Joseph Canteloube Beau soir et Nuit d’ étoiles de Claude Debussy ÀChloris de Reynaldo Hahn Deux Prières de Darius Milhaud Nos souvenirs qui chantent de Francis Poulenc Chanson française de Maurice Ravel et le Choral inappétissant d’Erik Satie.

Thou Must Leave Thy Holy Dwelling-Christmas Anthem for SATB Choir and Piano. English version by Paul England.

This collection of French Songs and Choruses includes a wealth of original choral music by French composers, as well as many wonderful arrangements of some of the greatest French songs ever composed. Suitable for Mixed-Voice Choirs of all sizes and abilities, this is the perfect collection for finding new performance pieces, but would work equally well as a complete concert programme. The selections in this songbook are second-to-none, with some of the most beautiful and affecting French choral music compiled into one volume. Many original works are included here, with these choral compositions by giants of French classical music often being regarded as some of their finest work. Pieces like Madrigal by Gabriel Fauré, a new edition of Maurice Ravel's incredible Trois Chansons, Camille Saint-Saëns's Calme Des Nuits and Trinquons as well as Reynaldo Hahn's three Rondels, originally written for SATB choir. French Songs And Choruses also features a great many arrangements of works that have been enjoyed by choirs and singers for many years. The harmonies of songs like Chanson D'Amour by Gabriel Fauré convey just how stunning a song this is to hear as well as to sing, while others like Debussy's Beau Soir offer a similarly beautiful take on a different theme. With all of these songs, the joy will be in careful selection, fantastic practice and the thrill of performance for you and your audience. Such a grand selection of Songs And Choruses For Mixed-Voice Choirs is sure to enhance or invigorate your choir's repertoire, giving you an enjoyable introduction to the finest choral music that France has to offer. The delightful arrangements of the carefully-selected French Songs And Choruses included in this collection will make a perfectly French-flavoured addition to your general repertoire, or simply a complete concert in itself. The clear and accurate engravings make this book a pleasure to dip in and out of in your search for the perfect song, and with so many great compositions included, we're sure you'll find it! Please note that most of the lyrics are in French, but translations are included that also serve the purpose of enhancing your understanding of such poetic music./ Recueil / Choeur Mixte (SATB) et Piano