Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass

SKU: CA.2729305

Version for chamber orchestra. Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Edited by Joachim Linckelmann. Arranged by Joachim Linckelmann. Carus sheet music series: Great choral works in small scorings. Sacred vocal music, Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hymns in praise of the Virgin Mary. Choral Score. Composed 1876/1877. Op. 58. 36 pages. Duration 90 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.293/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2729305).

ISBN 9790007181086. Text language: Latin.

Antonin Dvorak's impressive Stabat Mater for soloists, chorus and orchestra is probably the best-known of the composer's sacred works. Some painful experiences - in 1875 his first daughter died, and in 1877 he lost two other children in quick succession - may have led to Dvorak's preoccupation with the suffering of the Mother of God, who stands weeping beneath the cross of her son. The music enters into the different moods of the liturgical texts with great sensitivity. Nine movements in slow to moderate tempi serve as a kind of Passion meditation, before the ecstasy of a vision of the resurrection wins the upper hand at the end of the tenth movement. With our newly-published arrangement for chamber orchestra (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, timpani, and strings), smaller choirs now have the opportunity of performing this work without the choir being drowned out by a large-scale symphony orchestra. The symphonic character of the work is nevertheless preserved. This scoring offers an optimal balance between transparency and orchestral sound. All vocal parts (soloists and chorus) are identical with the original version. Vocal score and choral score can be used also together with the original version, which is in preparation.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 pianos, armo - Level 3

SKU: CA.4065019

Composed by Gioachino Rossini. Edited by Klaus Doge. Carus sheet music series: Vocal scores XL. Petite Messe Solennelle Kart. Innovative practice aids, Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1863. Duration 90 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.650/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4065019).

ISBN 9790007096984. Language: Latin.

Next to the Stabat Mater, the Petite Messe solennelle of 1863 is Rossini's second extensive sacred composition. Ostensibly, the work was an occasional piece, written for the dedication of a private chapel for the once well-to-do Parisian nobility. This explains the reduced instrumental accompaniment for two pianos and harmonium. Of course this instrumental garb, reminiscent of decent, elevated salon music, produces an unmistakable timbre which through its typical Rossini rhythm obtains an additional flair. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4065000.