Soli e Coro SST(A)TB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Tr, Timp, 2 Vl, 2 Va (Va, Vl), Vc/ Fg/ Tiorba, Bc

SKU: CA.2103203

Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Edited by Hans Ryschawy. Sacred vocal music, Motets, Praise and thanks. Vocal score. H 146. 48 pages. Duration 25 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 21.032/03. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2103203).

ISBN 9790007186142. Language: Latin.

In 1953, with timpani and trumpets a la Marseillaise, a French piece of music once again captured public attention (Eurovision Hymn) and a composer was rediscovered: the first recording of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Te Deum H 146 was released. The introductory fanfare not only praised God but the Sun King Louis XIV, and it opens one of the greatest works of French Baroque music. Magnificent celebration and ardent pleading, effective choruses, arias and small ensembles, plus instrumental interludes combine to create a harmonious whole, drawing its higher meaning from Charpentier's musical-theological interpretation of the Latin hymn of praise that it is based on. Score available separately - see item CA.2103200.