Orchestra 1st violin (Soli STB, Coro SATB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 2 Cor, 2 Tr,...(+)
Orchestra 1st violin
(Soli STB, Coro SATB, 2
Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 2
Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Timp, 2
Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Org) -
Grade 3
SKU:
CA.4068711
Composed
by Robert Schumann.
Edited by Hansjörg
Ewert. Composed 1852. Op.
147. Duration 40 minutes.
Carus Verlag #4068711.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.4068711).
ISBN
9790007311339. Key: C
minor. Latin.
A
mass setting by Robert
Schumann? This is still
likely to cause surprise
among audiences – after
all, Schumann is not
generally viewed as a
sacred composer. Indeed,
his little-known late
work, the Missa sacra,
Op. 147, is a discovery
not just for listeners
but often for the
performers themselves.
The mass combines an
acute fascination with
sacred liturgy typical of
Schumann’s time with
the pragmatism of its
intended use by a local
choral society. The
composer employs his
considerable skills to
create a captivating and
varied score that is
almost ethereal in the
Kyrie, leading to
passages of an intimate
and lyrical piano that
alternate with fortissimo
for words of praise,
while always displaying
the utmost sensitivity
and a delight in
dissonance. The composer
declared his setting to
be “fashioned with
great love”.
The
demanding orchestral mass
can be realized with
limited means. The solo
parts can be filled from
the choir. The work,
which the composer
himself did not have
published, is here
reissued on the basis of
Schumann’s partial
autograph score.
Carus has also
produced an arrangement
of the work for choir &
organ, enabling
performances without
orchestra in smaller
venues (Carus
40.687/45).
.
Score and part available
separately - see item
CA.4068700.
Kyrie: 1st Violin
