Soli SATB, SATB Choir, 4 Tr, 3 Trb, Vl solo, Arpa, Org (statt Blaser alternativ ...(+)
Soli SATB, SATB Choir, 4
Tr, 3 Trb, Vl solo, Arpa,
Org (statt Blaser
alternativ Pfte, Org)
SKU: CA.2709649
Composed by Charles
Francois Gounod. Edited
by Barbara Grossmann.
Organ. Sacred vocal
music, Mass sections.
Single Part, Organ. CG
74. 28 pages. Duration 35
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
27.096/49. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2709649).
ISBN
9790007239879. Language:
Latin.
Gounod's
Messe a la memoire de
Jeanne d'Arc was composed
in 1887 for a festive
mass in Reims to
commemorate the arrival
of the national heroine
in the city on the
occasion of the
coronation of Charles VII
in 1429. Performed a
cappella or only
accompanied by an organ,
vast stretches of the
work are in an archaic
style in the tradition of
Palestrina. The royal
procession into the
cathedral is conveyed in
the splendid Prelude at
the beginning, which was
performed at the premiere
by eight trumpets, three
trombones, and organ. In
the performance material,
the present edition also
offers a version of the
movement for piano and
organ. For the
Offertoire, Gounod
composed a cantilena for
violin and organ (or
piano), which is also
included in the edition,
as a Vision of Jeanne
d'Arc. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.2709600.