Soli SS(A)TTB, Coro
S(A)TTB, Org - Level 3
SKU: CA.2102945
Arrangement for
soloists, choir and organ
(arr. A. Grasle).
Composed by Marc-Antoine
Charpentier. Arranged by
Andreas Grasle. Gattungen
vokal: Sacred vocal
music. Full Score.
Composed ca. 1694. H 9.
Duration 25 minutes.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.2102945).
ISBN
9790007262013.
Latin.
Marc-Antoine
Charpentier's Christmas
mass, the Messe de
Minuit, stands fully in
the French tradition of
celebrating the happy
message of Christ's birth
with exuberant
cheerfulness. Composed
around 1694, this
midnight mass
incorporates ten old
French Christmas carols,
giving it both a
dance-like swing and
special tonal colors. For
this edition Andreas
Grasle has transcribed
the orchestral writing
for organ. His
distribution of the parts
between manuals and
pedals allows the
distinctive tonal and
dynamic gradations of the
work to be transferred to
the organ in an ideal
way. So this version with
reduced scoring offers a
delightful alternative to
the original version. The
vocal parts (for soloists
and choir) are identical
with the edition of the
original version, so that
the vocal score and
chorus score of that
version can be
used.
Also
available in the original
scoring (Carus
21.029/00).
Score
available separately -
see item CA.2102900.
