Coro SATB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 2 Cor, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb - Level 2 SKU: CA...(+)
Coro SATB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2
Clt, 2 Fg, 2 Cor, 2 Vl,
Va, Vc, Cb - Level 2
SKU: CA.2800900
Composed by Ludwig van
Beethoven. Edited by
Sabine Bock. Arranged by
Gottlob Benedict Bierey.
Sacred vocal music, Mass
sections. Full score. Op.
27,2 (1. Satz). 20 pages.
Duration 4 minutes. Carus
Verlag #CV 28.009/00.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.2800900).
ISBN
9790007240035. Language:
Latin.
A sacrilege
or a stroke of genius?
The composer and music
director Gottlob Benedict
Bierey (1772-1840)
orchestrated the first
movement of the famous
Moonlight Sonata' by
Beethoven (transposed to
C minor) and added a
four-part choral movement
to it, which he underlaid
with the text of the
Kyrie from the Latin
mass. The result is as
astounding as it is
harmonious! Versions for
choir and organ, and
choir and piano (both
like the original version
in C sharp minor) are
also available (Carus
28.009/45 and in
4.025/00).