SSAA vocal soli, SSAA choir, organ - Level 3
SKU: CA.4070330
Aus: Drei Motetten. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by Gunter Graulich. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Mendelssohn. German title: Surrexit pastor bonus. Sacred, Motets; Stuttgart Urtext editions; Use during church year: Easter and Eastertide. Full score. Composed 1830. MWV B 23. Duration 9 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.703/30. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4070330).
ISBN 9790007076832. Key: G major. 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.
