Hail! Bright
Cecilia. Composed by
Henry Purcell. Stapled.
Eulenburg Orchestral
Series. Renaissance/early
Baroque; Baroque. Part.
20 pages. Duration 60'.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#EOS 8063-26. Published
by Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.EOS-8063-26).
ISBN
9790004789810. 8.5 x 11.5
inches.
The Ode was
admirably set by Mr.
Henry Purcell, and
performed twice with
universal applause.
(The Gentlemen's
Journal, 1692)
The
popularity of Purcell's
setting is apparent from
the many sources that
survive and from the
printed extracts which
appeared almost
immediately after its
first performance. The
primary source for this
edition is the largely
autograph manuscript in
the Bodleian Library.
Rather to reduce the
orthography to a norm,
the capitalization of the
vocal text favours
Purcell's
preferences. (Christop
her Hogwood)
Vokalensemble Stuttgart
und den Kammerchor des
Kopernikus-Gymnasiums
Wasseralfingen. Fur diese
beiden ganz
unterschiedlichen
Chorformationen hat
Martin Smolka 2012 auch
gezielt seine Partitur
angelegt. Biografisch ist
das Agnus Dei eine Art
kleines Requiem fur
seinen kurz zuvor
verstorbenen Vater. Das
liturgische Agnus Dei
rahmt den deutschen Text
Eh das Madchen entschlief
... der bei Auffuhrungen
in anderen Landern durch
eine Ubersetzung ersetzt
werden soll.
Der
SWR-Redakteur Hans-Peter
Jahn schreibt dazu im
Programmheft: Die fur
Smolka typischen
minimalistischen
Taktzellen schaffen eine
archaische Sinnlichkeit.
Eine einfache und
zugleich streng gebaute
Vokalmusik mit
Tiefenwirkung.
Nac
h der Urauffuhrung war
die Esslinger Zeitung
hellauf begeistert:
Smolka ist ein Meister
der Stimmbehandlung und
der chorischen
Klanggestaltung. Im
Zentrum des Stucks gerat
die Musik zum Stillstand:
im leisen gleichmassigen
Summen uber dem plotzlich
fortissimo ein
tschechisches Kinderlied
erklingt eines das der
Vater seinen Kindern
haufig vorgesungen hat.
Das alles war sehr
beruhrend. Und eigentlich
noch mehr als das. My
father PhDr. Jaroslav
Smolka (1933-2011) was a
leading Czech
musicologist author of
books Czech Cantata and
Oratorium Fuga in Czech
Music Smetana's Orchestra
Music Smetana's Vocal
Music monography of Jan
Dismas Zelenka and many
others. He was a
legendary teacher of
Music History at Prague
Music Academy critic
recording producer
composer; for almost 50
years he was an important
and highly respected
personality of Prague
musical life. My
father devoted a lot of
time and energy to
musical education and
activities of my sister
and me using often quite
original methods such as
teaching of intervals and
counterpoint through
Bartok's Microcosmos ear
training filling all
imaginable moments of
everyday life or lessons
of harmony analysis
starting with Overture to
Tristan and Musorgsky's
Catacombs. The Martinu
song Wondering Maiden was
his solo number in our
home vocal productions
which he used to sing
with amazing devotion
while his huge voice was
audible in several
neighboring
streets. My Agnus Dei
is closely bound to all
this history e.g. by
using canon and
preferring beauty of
dissonant seconds like
Bartok or quoting Martinu
and his refined
neoclassical harmony.
Father would be probably
a bit critical about the
minimalistic monotony of
the main body of the
piece. Nevertheless
firstly he would
improvise a short lecture
of history of Agnus Dei
in Requiem in Czech Music
naming by heart many
dates and all examples of
changes of order of the
traditional text by
composers. Examples would
be sung
probably. (Martin
Smolka).
Soli SSATB, SSAATTBB Choir, 2 Fl, 3 Ob/2 Obda, 2 Fg, Cor, 3 Tr, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, ...(+)
Soli SSATB, SSAATTBB
Choir, 2 Fl, 3 Ob/2 Obda,
2 Fg, Cor, 3 Tr, Timp, 2
Vl, Va, Bc
SKU:
CA.3123204
Composed
by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Ulrich
Leisinger. Stuttgart
Urtext Edition: Bach
vocal; Carus sheet music
series: Vocal scores XL.
XL in large print.
Innovative practice aids,
Masses, Latin, Lent and
Passiontide. Vocal score.
BWV 232. 184 pages.
Duration 100 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.232/04. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3123204).
ISBN
9790007187866. Language:
Latin.
Bach's B
minor Mass is among the
greatest and most
ambitious works of all
time. The various stages
of composition of the
Mass occupied the
composer for over two
decades: beginning with
the Sanctus (1724), by
way of the Missa of 1733,
to the remaining
movements of the
Ordinary, which were
composed during his last
years. Thus the Mass, in
its wealth of forms with
arias, duets, as well as
concertante and fugal
choruses, displays the
essence of Bach's skill
and personal style. The
greatest musical work of
art of all times and all
peoples (to quote the
enthusiastic Hans Georg
Nageli, who first edited
the Mass in 1818) and one
of the most demanding
choral works in the
repertoire is presented
by Frieder Bernius, the
Kammerchor Stuttgart and
the Barockorchester
Stuttgart in a stellar
recording based on the
principles of historical
performance practice
(Carus 83.211). Awarded
the Gramophone - Editor's
Choice. Score available
separately - see item
CA.3123200.
Composed
by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Ulrich
Leisinger. This edition:
urtext. 1x 31.232/21
flute 1, 1x 31.232/22
flute 2, 1x 31.232/23
oboe 1, 1x 31.232/24 oboe
2, 1x 31.232/25 oboe 3,
2x 31.232/26 2 bassoons,
4x 31.232/31 3 trumpets
and timpani, 1x 31.232/32
horn. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Bach vocal;
Carus sheet music series:
Vocal scores XL. Harmony
parts. Innovative
practice aids, Masses,
Latin, Lent and
Passiontide. Set of
Orchestra Parts. BWV 232.
Duration 100 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.232/09. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3123209).
ISBN
9790007210991. Language:
Latin.
Bach's B
minor Mass is among the
greatest and most
ambitious works of all
time. The various stages
of composition of the
Mass occupied the
composer for over two
decades: beginning with
the Sanctus (1724), by
way of the Missa of 1733,
to the remaining
movements of the
Ordinary, which were
composed during his last
years. Thus the Mass, in
its wealth of forms with
arias, duets, as well as
concertante and fugal
choruses, displays the
essence of Bach's skill
and personal style. The
greatest musical work of
art of all times and all
peoples (to quote the
enthusiastic Hans Georg
Nageli, who first edited
the Mass in 1818) and one
of the most demanding
choral works in the
repertoire is presented
by Frieder Bernius, the
Kammerchor Stuttgart and
the Barockorchester
Stuttgart in a stellar
recording based on the
principles of historical
performance practice
(Carus 83.211). Awarded
the Gramophone - Editor's
Choice. Score and parts
available separately -
see item CA.3123200.
Composed
by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Ulrich
Leisinger. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Bach vocal;
Carus sheet music series:
Vocal scores XL. Organ.
Innovative practice aids,
Masses, Latin, Lent and
Passiontide. Single Part,
Organ. BWV 232. 72 pages.
Duration 100 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.232/49. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3123249).
ISBN
9790007211042. Language:
Latin.
Bach's B
minor Mass is among the
greatest and most
ambitious works of all
time. The various stages
of composition of the
Mass occupied the
composer for over two
decades: beginning with
the Sanctus (1724), by
way of the Missa of 1733,
to the remaining
movements of the
Ordinary, which were
composed during his last
years. Thus the Mass, in
its wealth of forms with
arias, duets, as well as
concertante and fugal
choruses, displays the
essence of Bach's skill
and personal style. The
greatest musical work of
art of all times and all
peoples (to quote the
enthusiastic Hans Georg
Nageli, who first edited
the Mass in 1818) and one
of the most demanding
choral works in the
repertoire is presented
by Frieder Bernius, the
Kammerchor Stuttgart and
the Barockorchester
Stuttgart in a stellar
recording based on the
principles of historical
performance practice
(Carus 83.211). Awarded
the Gramophone - Editor's
Choice. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3123200.
Composed
by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Ulrich
Leisinger. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Bach vocal;
Carus sheet music series:
Vocal scores XL.
Innovative practice aids,
Masses, Latin, Lent and
Passiontide. Choral
Score. BWV 232. Duration
100 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 31.232/05. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.3123205).
ISBN
9790007172299. Language:
Latin.
Bach's B
minor Mass is among the
greatest and most
ambitious works of all
time. The various stages
of composition of the
Mass occupied the
composer for over two
decades: beginning with
the Sanctus (1724), by
way of the Missa of 1733,
to the remaining
movements of the
Ordinary, which were
composed during his last
years. Thus the Mass, in
its wealth of forms with
arias, duets, as well as
concertante and fugal
choruses, displays the
essence of Bach's skill
and personal style. The
greatest musical work of
art of all times and all
peoples (to quote the
enthusiastic Hans Georg
Nageli, who first edited
the Mass in 1818) and one
of the most demanding
choral works in the
repertoire is presented
by Frieder Bernius, the
Kammerchor Stuttgart and
the Barockorchester
Stuttgart in a stellar
recording based on the
principles of historical
performance practice
(Carus 83.211). Awarded
the Gramophone - Editor's
Choice. Score available
separately - see item
CA.3123200.
Generalbass SKU: CA.3123214 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by ...(+)
Generalbass
SKU:
CA.3123214
Composed
by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Ulrich
Leisinger. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Bach vocal;
Carus sheet music series:
Vocal scores XL. Basso
continuo. Innovative
practice aids, Masses,
Latin, Lent and
Passiontide. Individual
part. BWV 232. 40 pages.
Duration 100 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.232/14. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3123214).
ISBN
9790007211035. Language:
Latin.
Bach's B
minor Mass is among the
greatest and most
ambitious works of all
time. The various stages
of composition of the
Mass occupied the
composer for over two
decades: beginning with
the Sanctus (1724), by
way of the Missa of 1733,
to the remaining
movements of the
Ordinary, which were
composed during his last
years. Thus the Mass, in
its wealth of forms with
arias, duets, as well as
concertante and fugal
choruses, displays the
essence of Bach's skill
and personal style. The
greatest musical work of
art of all times and all
peoples (to quote the
enthusiastic Hans Georg
Nageli, who first edited
the Mass in 1818) and one
of the most demanding
choral works in the
repertoire is presented
by Frieder Bernius, the
Kammerchor Stuttgart and
the Barockorchester
Stuttgart in a stellar
recording based on the
principles of historical
performance practice
(Carus 83.211). Awarded
the Gramophone - Editor's
Choice. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3123200.
Violine 1 SKU: CA.3123211 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ul...(+)
Violine 1
SKU:
CA.3123211
Composed
by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Ulrich
Leisinger. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Bach vocal;
Carus sheet music series:
Vocal scores XL. Violin
1. Innovative practice
aids, Masses, Latin, Lent
and Passiontide.
Individual part. BWV 232.
32 pages. Duration 100
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.232/11. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3123211).
ISBN
9790007211004. Language:
Latin.
Bach's B
minor Mass is among the
greatest and most
ambitious works of all
time. The various stages
of composition of the
Mass occupied the
composer for over two
decades: beginning with
the Sanctus (1724), by
way of the Missa of 1733,
to the remaining
movements of the
Ordinary, which were
composed during his last
years. Thus the Mass, in
its wealth of forms with
arias, duets, as well as
concertante and fugal
choruses, displays the
essence of Bach's skill
and personal style. The
greatest musical work of
art of all times and all
peoples (to quote the
enthusiastic Hans Georg
Nageli, who first edited
the Mass in 1818) and one
of the most demanding
choral works in the
repertoire is presented
by Frieder Bernius, the
Kammerchor Stuttgart and
the Barockorchester
Stuttgart in a stellar
recording based on the
principles of historical
performance practice
(Carus 83.211). Awarded
the Gramophone - Editor's
Choice. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3123200.
Violine 2 SKU: CA.3123212 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ul...(+)
Violine 2
SKU:
CA.3123212
Composed
by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Ulrich
Leisinger. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Bach vocal;
Carus sheet music series:
Vocal scores XL. Violin
2. Innovative practice
aids, Masses, Latin, Lent
and Passiontide.
Individual part. BWV 232.
32 pages. Duration 100
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.232/12. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3123212).
ISBN
9790007211011. Language:
Latin.
Bach's B
minor Mass is among the
greatest and most
ambitious works of all
time. The various stages
of composition of the
Mass occupied the
composer for over two
decades: beginning with
the Sanctus (1724), by
way of the Missa of 1733,
to the remaining
movements of the
Ordinary, which were
composed during his last
years. Thus the Mass, in
its wealth of forms with
arias, duets, as well as
concertante and fugal
choruses, displays the
essence of Bach's skill
and personal style. The
greatest musical work of
art of all times and all
peoples (to quote the
enthusiastic Hans Georg
Nageli, who first edited
the Mass in 1818) and one
of the most demanding
choral works in the
repertoire is presented
by Frieder Bernius, the
Kammerchor Stuttgart and
the Barockorchester
Stuttgart in a stellar
recording based on the
principles of historical
performance practice
(Carus 83.211). Awarded
the Gramophone - Editor's
Choice. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3123200.
Viola SKU: CA.3123213 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich...(+)
Viola
SKU:
CA.3123213
Composed
by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Ulrich
Leisinger. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Bach vocal;
Carus sheet music series:
Vocal scores XL. Viola.
Innovative practice aids,
Masses, Latin, Lent and
Passiontide. Individual
part. BWV 232. 24 pages.
Duration 100 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.232/13. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3123213).
ISBN
9790007211028. Language:
Latin.
Bach's B
minor Mass is among the
greatest and most
ambitious works of all
time. The various stages
of composition of the
Mass occupied the
composer for over two
decades: beginning with
the Sanctus (1724), by
way of the Missa of 1733,
to the remaining
movements of the
Ordinary, which were
composed during his last
years. Thus the Mass, in
its wealth of forms with
arias, duets, as well as
concertante and fugal
choruses, displays the
essence of Bach's skill
and personal style. The
greatest musical work of
art of all times and all
peoples (to quote the
enthusiastic Hans Georg
Nageli, who first edited
the Mass in 1818) and one
of the most demanding
choral works in the
repertoire is presented
by Frieder Bernius, the
Kammerchor Stuttgart and
the Barockorchester
Stuttgart in a stellar
recording based on the
principles of historical
performance practice
(Carus 83.211). Awarded
the Gramophone - Editor's
Choice. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3123200.
Piano SKU: HL.282996 Piano Solo. Composed by Florent Nagel. Music ...(+)
Piano
SKU:
HL.282996
Piano
Solo. Composed by
Florent Nagel. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Softcover. 89 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL30792.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.282996).
9.0x12.0x0.267
inches.
During his
studies, pianist and
composer Florian Nagel
drew on the teachings of
two masters with
diametrically opposed
approaches tomusic:
according to him, Marcel
Bitsch brought him wisdom
and Claude Ballif, folly.
He has written numerous
pieces for the pianoalong
with vocal and chamber
music. His first
international success
came with Alice in
Wonderland for piano four
hands and narrator,an
orchestral version of
which was premiered in
March 2018 by the
Orchestra national du
Capitole de Toulouse.
Nagel's Piano Book
connects old and new,
drawing on the past while
remaining firmly anchored
in modern times. The 25
remarkably inventive
pieces in this collection
present an astonishing
diversity of styles. From
the Prelude et Fuga
Antica to the study for
the Octaves and the
Hommage Ligeti et
Rautavaara, this volume
offers a rich selection
of the piano's potential
today. Written equally
for concert performance
and for the perfection of
technique, it also
contains an educational
component in which the
musical form is placed at
the service of a
wide-ranging
imagination.
Alto, Mixed choir (SATB), Piano SKU: BA.BA11309 Composed by Camille Saint...(+)
Alto, Mixed choir (SATB),
Piano
SKU:
BA.BA11309
Composed
by Camille Saint-Saens.
Edited by Christina M.
Stahl. This edition:
urtext edition.
Paperback. Score.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA11309. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA11309).
ISBN
9790006577705. 27 x 19 cm
inches. Text Language:
English.
It is a
small music history
sensation: Thanks to Yves
Grard an unknown and
unpublished manuscript
penned by Camille
Saint-Saëns has been
unearthed in the
Mdiathèque Jean Renoir
in Dieppe in
France.
It is the
top four instrumental
parts which make this
manuscript something of a
sensation. Placed under
each other are
â??Saxophone Soprano en
Si bâ?, â??Saxophone
Alto en Mi bâ?,
â??Saxophone Tnor en Si
bâ? and â??Saxophone
Baryton en Mi bâ?,
strings, soprano solo
with chorus and organ.
Musical history has
hitherto credited
Jean-Baptiste Singele
(1812â??1875) with
having written the first
saxophone quartet, his
opus 53, which he
completed in 1857. Now
this historiography
clearly has to be
revised. The date 1854
has been found under the
first page of the
treasure from Dieppe,
which is pasted over and
also sewn, meaning that
Saint-Saënsâ?? work
was written three years
earlier than that of
Singele.
In
contrast to Singele,
Saint-Saëns does not
have the wind instruments
taking solo parts but
rather uses their tonal
colour to depict textual
moods and nuances. On the
one hand the saxophones
accompany the choral
parts (certainly singable
by amateurs) and support
the human voices in fugal
passages. On the other
hand, they take the
melody in the purely
orchestral
passages.
Saint-Sa
ëns wrote the motet in
the period when he had
taken up his first
permanent appointment as
organist at the Church of
Saint-Merri in Paris. He
revised the work several
times over the decades,
changing the motifs at
the beginning, correcting
obvious mistakes,
reworking the ending,
eventually changing the
instrumentation several
times and even â??
probably in the final
stage â?? replacing the
Latin text with an
English one. Today,
three-and-a-half versions
have been handed down,
one of them stopping
after just a few pages.
The compositional steps
have been successfully
reconstructed by means of
detailed detective work.
Furthermore, the first
saxophone version (BA
11305) and the last
English piano version (BA
11309) have been edited
to produce a
scholarly-critical
edition.
The
present edition of the
English version for
soprano solo, choir and
piano (BA 11309) serves
both as a full score and
as a vocal score due to
the
instrumentation.
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Composed
by Michael Haydn. Edited
by Armin Kircher.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Johann Michael Haydn.
Missa Sti Hieronymi Mh
254. Sacred vocal music,
Masses, Latin. Single
Part, Cello/Double Bass.
Composed 1777. MH 254. 16
pages. Duration 40
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
54.254/11. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.5425411).
ISBN
9790007226060. Language:
Latin.
Just by
reason of its scoring the
Missa Sancti Hieronymi
occupies a special place
not only among the
settings of the Mass by
Haydn, but also in the
repertoire of church
music at the Royal Court
of Salzburg. Other than
the Hieronymus Mass and
the Proprium motet Timete
Dominum MH 256, which is
connected with it, there
are no additional
surviving works in the
Salzburg repertoire with
this type of
instrumentation. The
unusual instrumentation,
the contrapuntal style in
the fugal sections, as
well as the melodic
invention and harmonic
elaboration show that
this Mass is a
masterpiece. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.5425400.
Composed
by Michael Haydn. Edited
by Armin Kircher.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Johann Michael Haydn.
Missa Sti Hieronymi Mh
254. Sacred vocal music,
Masses, Latin. Single
Part, Organ. Composed
1777. MH 254. 28 pages.
Duration 40 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
54.254/49. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.5425449).
ISBN
9790007226077. Language:
Latin.
Just by
reason of its scoring the
Missa Sancti Hieronymi
occupies a special place
not only among the
settings of the Mass by
Haydn, but also in the
repertoire of church
music at the Royal Court
of Salzburg. Other than
the Hieronymus Mass and
the Proprium motet Timete
Dominum MH 256, which is
connected with it, there
are no additional
surviving works in the
Salzburg repertoire with
this type of
instrumentation. The
unusual instrumentation,
the contrapuntal style in
the fugal sections, as
well as the melodic
invention and harmonic
elaboration show that
this Mass is a
masterpiece. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.5425400.
Composed
by Michael Haydn. Edited
by Armin Kircher.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
This edition: urtext. 2x
54.254/21 oboe 1, 2x
54.254/22 oboe 2, 2x
54.254/23 bassoon, 1x
54.254/31 trombone 1, 1x
54.254/32 trombone 2, 1x
54.254/33 trombone 3.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Johann Michael Haydn.
Missa Sti Hieronymi Mh
254. Sacred vocal music,
Masses, Latin. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Composed
1777. MH 254. 140 pages.
Duration 40 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
54.254/09. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.5425409).
ISBN
9790007226053. Language:
Latin.
Just by
reason of its scoring the
Missa Sancti Hieronymi
occupies a special place
not only among the
settings of the Mass by
Haydn, but also in the
repertoire of church
music at the Royal Court
of Salzburg. Other than
the Hieronymus Mass and
the Proprium motet Timete
Dominum MH 256, which is
connected with it, there
are no additional
surviving works in the
Salzburg repertoire with
this type of
instrumentation. The
unusual instrumentation,
the contrapuntal style in
the fugal sections, as
well as the melodic
invention and harmonic
elaboration show that
this Mass is a
masterpiece. Score and
parts available
separately - see item
CA.5425400.
Dich
preist,
Allmächtiger.
Composed by Albert
Lortzing. Edited by
Martin Helbich. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Composed
1822. LoWV 5. Duration 14
minutes. Carus Verlag
#2300509. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2300509).
ISBN
9790007246877. Key: C
major. German. Text: von
Matthisson,
Friedrich.
Today
best known for his comic
operas such as Zar und
Zimmermann and Der
Waffenschmied, Albert
Lortzing was also a
composer of sacred music.
In 1822, inspired by the
performances of great
choral symphonic works at
the Lower Rhine Music
Festival, Lortzing, then
aged only 21 years old,
ventured to set a sacred
anthem to music: In his
Dich preist,
Allmächtiger
(Praise to you, Almighty)
for four-part choir,
soloists and orchestra,
his love of opera shines
through with memorable
melodies, striking
instrumentation and an
expressive and diverse
musical design that
conjure up diverse scenes
for the listener. The
palette ranges from
powerful wind passages
praising
Godââ¬â¢s
omnipotence to
'classical' fugati and
intimate solo and
ensemble passages with
transparent
accompaniment.
The
Urtext edition
ââ¬â in fact
the first printed version
of the work
ââ¬â is based
on autograph sources.
Drawing on the
preparatory work and
practical experience of
church musician and
conductor Wolfgang
Helbich, this edition was
completed by his son, the
musicologist Martin
Helbich. Vocal score and
performance materials are
also available.
Composed by Michael
Haydn. Edited by Armin
Kircher. Arranged by Paul
Horn. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Johann Michael
Haydn. Missa Sti
Hieronymi Mh 254. Sacred
vocal music, Masses,
Latin. Set of Orchestra
Parts. Composed 1777. MH
254. Duration 40 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
54.254/19. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.5425419).
ISBN
9790007138431. Language:
Latin.
Just by
reason of its scoring the
Missa Sancti Hieronymi
occupies a special place
not only among the
settings of the Mass by
Haydn, but also in the
repertoire of church
music at the Royal Court
of Salzburg. Other than
the Hieronymus Mass and
the Proprium motet Timete
Dominum MH 256, which is
connected with it, there
are no additional
surviving works in the
Salzburg repertoire with
this type of
instrumentation. The
unusual instrumentation,
the contrapuntal style in
the fugal sections, as
well as the melodic
invention and harmonic
elaboration show that
this Mass is a
masterpiece. Score and
parts available
separately - see item
CA.5425400.