Orchestra SSTB vocal soli, SSTB choir (SATB), flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, basso...(+)
Orchestra SSTB vocal
soli, SSTB choir (SATB),
flute, oboe, clarinet,
horn, bassoon, timpani, 2
violins, viola, cello,
contrabass
SKU:
CA.7008950
Arrangement for
chamber orchestra.
Composed by Gioachino
Rossini. Arranged by
Joachim Linckelmann.
Carus sheet music series:
Great choral works in
small scorings. Stabat
Mater, Arr. Fur
Kammerensemble. Sacred
vocal music. Full score.
200 pages. Duration 66
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
70.089/50. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.7008950).
ISBN
9790007167646. Text
language:
Latin.
Following
his early departure from
the opera stage in 1829,
besides chamber music
Gioachino Rossini
composed only larger
scored works of church
music. The Stabat Mater
is among these. It was
composed in two different
phases between 1831 and
1841 and received its
premiere in Paris in
1842. The text is
fashioned as a prayer
describing Mary's pain in
the face of the crucified
Christ. Time and again
the vivid language of
this text, a Latin poem
probably from the 13th
century, has inspired
settings by composers
including illustrious
names such as Pergolesi,
Joseph Haydn and Verdi.
In 10 movements Rossini
unites different forms
such as aria, duet,
quartet and chorus, an
operatic aria-like style
of writing as well as a
strict a cappella style
resulting in one of the
highpoints of this genre.
For this arrangement, the
vocal score (CV
70.089/03), choral score
(CV 70.089/05) and parts
for strings and timpani
from the original
orchestral version can
also be used. Score
available separately -
see item CA.7008900.