Cherubini owes his fame as a church composer primarily to the 'Requiem in C minor? of 1817. It was held in extraordinarily high esteem by such composers as Beethoven and Schumann and served as a model for early 19th-century Requiem settings. Dispensing entirely with solo voices, it captivates with its rigorous formal concentration and its restrained use of musical resources in both choir and orche…

Cherubini owes his fame as a church composer primarily to the 'Requiem in C minor? of 1817. It was held in extraordinarily high esteem by such composers as Beethoven and Schumann and served as a model for early 19th-century Requiem settings. Dispensing entirely with solo voices, it captivates with its rigorous formal concentration and its restrained use of musical resources in both choir and orche…

Messa d'morti. Par DURANTE FRANCESCO. The Requiem in C minor by Francesco Durante (1684–1755) is one of the most important works of this genre written in the first half of the 18th century. In his Messa de’ morti, Durante shows great creativity in combining traditional elements of church music with new ideas originating from instrumental writing and opera. The quality and originality of his Requie…

Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. Le Requiem allemand n?est pas une messe des morts au sens liturgique habituel du terme. Dans cette ?uvre en sept mouvements pour soli, ch?ur et grand orchestre, Brahms a mis en musique un assemblage très personnel et bien réfléchi de textes tirés de la Bible de Luther, qui traitent tous de thèmes se rapportant à l?éphémère, au deuil et à la consolation. En tant que l?une des p…

Par VERDI GIUSEPPE. The first critical edition of Verdi's Requiem with complete performance material for sale. The edition is based on the autograph as the primary source and makes accessible one of the most important requiem settings of the 19th century in a modern scholarly edition. In particular, articulation, phrasing and dynamics are often indicated more precisely than in previous, well-known…

Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. This edition of Brahms' greatest, most ambitious vocal work is reprinted from the definitive edition of the composer's works, prepared by Breitkopf & Härtel of Leipzig. Inexpensive but sturdily constructed to provide years of pleasurable use, this full score combines all the musical parts in a clear, readable format, with wide margins, large noteheads, and many other helpful f…

Faure a attiré pas pour composer un Requiem en raison de la mort d'un être cher, même si sa mère durant les premiers stades de la composition et son père était décédé deux ans plus tôt. Composition de Faure ne définit pas son Reuiem à la norme texte liturgique, plutôt ajout d'un lyrique Pie Jesu et Paradisum transcendante et omettre le Dies Irae et les forces de Tuba Mirum - qui sont, pour la plup…

Par ROPARTZ. / Répertoire / Choeur

Sing, Choirs! is a library in miniature. It contains many of the Christian church's popular traditional anthems, including at least one example that will be suitable for each of the major services of the year. A number of Anglican chants (Psalms, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) are included, set out in a way that should enable those who are unfamiliar with the style to perform them easily. The selec…