O salturatis hostia
by Cesar Auguste Franck
2-Part - Sheet Music

2-part choir, organ

SKU: C5.7062

Composed by Cesar Auguste Franck. Edited by Jon Naples. Text: Saint Thomas Aquinas. Romantic treasure. General, Eucharistic. Octavo. Published by CanticaNOVA Publications (C5.7062).

Cesar Franck wrote a lovely 2-part setting of the Latin text, O salutaris hostia, which is a stanza from the hymn by Saint Thomas Aquinas, Verbum supernum prodiens. Jon Naples has edited and arranged it (e.g. lowering the pitch a step) to make the motet more useful for most 2-part choirs. This lyrical composition of 100 measures, is mildly imitative but mostly homophonic. The modulations and harmonic colors are straight from 19th century Paris and Sainte-Clothilde Church! This motet can be sung by SA or TB voices; the ranges are reasonable and the organ accompaniment - particularly the pedal - is easy.