Messe de Minuit H 9
Weihnachtsmesse (liturgisch)
Sheet Music

Mixed choir (SATB) with soloists (SSATB), 2 flutes, strings and basso continuo - intermediate

SKU: HL.49034050

Weihnachtsmesse (liturgisch). Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Edited by Jean-Paul Montagnier. Sheet music. Eulenburg Orchestra Series. Individual part. Op. 8041. Duration 20'. Eulenburg Edition #EOS 8041-17. Published by Eulenburg Edition (HL.49034050).

UPC: 884088063276. 8.25x11.75 inches. Latin.

Of the 11 surviving settings of the Mass by Charpentier, the present work, the Messe de minuit, is without doubt one of the most popular. Although Charpentier's Parisian career is quite well documented, little is known about the genesis and first performance of the Messe de minuit. It is likely, however, that it was commissioned by the Jesuits of the church of Saint-Louis (today, Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis) for whom Charpentier had been working as maitre de musique since 1687. The Messe de minuit belongs to the tradition of the parody-mass for which Charpentier adapted 10 noels - whose titles are given in the autograph MS - to the text of the ordinary and the resulting music is fresh, charming and jubilant.

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