Probably composed in 1690 the Messe de Minuït pour Noël H 9 is perhaps Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s best-known composition after the Te Deum H 146. The special appeal of this “Mass for the Midnight Service on Christmas Eve” lies in its use of no fewer than ten traditional French carols while impressively revealing Charpentier’s mastery of the concertante style.The eight s…

?The Glagolitic Mass? one of the 20th century masterpieces of sacred music has a very complex genesis and constitutes an intricate editorial challenge. This new critical edition presents two different versions of the work in two separate volumes (B/5-I BA 6862 und B/5-II BA 6863): the ?September 1927? version which the composer completed before the first rehearsals and subsequent premiere in B…

Annelies was conceived by James Whitbourn as a concert-length choral work with the libretto based on the diary of Anne Franke a Jewish girl who lived at the time of the holocaust. This version is arranged forSoprano soloist SATB chorus Clarinet in B flat Violin Violoncello and Piano.

In 1736 Handel composed ?Alexander?s Feast? or ?The Power of Musick? a two-part cantata based on John Dryden?s poem of the same name.In 1790 at the suggestion of Baron Gottfried van Swieten Mozart arranged this work using a German translation of the poem made by Karl Wilhelm Ramler in 1770. As in other arrangements of Handelian works Mozart?s re-instrumentation leads to a change in the sound …

Dramma per musica in three acts-La Calisto one of Cavalli?s most frequently performed operas today was premiered in Venice in 1651 but didn?t achieve its first real breakthrough until the 20th century.The foundation for this success may be the rediscovery of the dramaturgic and musically masterful construction: Faustini interwove several mythological models; the love between the Nymph Kallisto…

This work written for AAB soli SATB chorus and orchestra was first performed at the thanksgiving for the Treaty of Utrecht held in St Paul's Cathedral London on 7th July 1713. Together with Te Deum it was quickly established in standard use on such occasions as the Festivals of the Sons of the Clergy.This vocal score edited by Watkins Shaw includes an organ arrangement of Handel's instrume…

Det Kimer Nu is a Christmas Cantata for Soprano and Baritone Solo Boy's Choir Mixed Choir and Orchestra by Michael Bojesen with lyrics by Dy Plambeck.

for vocal soloists or SATB choir and orchestra or reduced orchestra Also available for full orchestra only. This tender and much-loved work was composed in 1938 in honour of Sir Henry Wood. It was written for 16 soloists and orchestra but may also be sung by four soloists and chorus, or by mixed-voice chorus. This beautifully presented edition includes an introduction by Michael Kennedy. Forces o…

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