Oratorio de Noel
by Camille Saint-Saens
Choir - Sheet Music

Item Number: 21183624
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Instruments
Choir
Ensembles
4-Part
SATB
Mixed Choir
Orchestra
Genres
Romantic Period
Christmas
Composers
Camille Saint-Saens
Publishers
Oxford University Press
Formats
Score
Item Types
Physical
Usages
Christmas
School and Community
Soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor & bass solo, SATB choir & orchestra (2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Org, Hp)

SKU: OU.9790007068752

Composed by Camille Saint-Saens. Edited by Thomas Kohlhase. Carus-Verlag publications. Full score. 64 pages. Duration 40'. Oxford University Press #9790007068752. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9790007068752).

ISBN 9790007068752.

In 1860 Camille Saint-Saens composed his Oratorio de Noel for five vocal soloists, mixed choir, strings, organ and harp. The work, sung in Latin, is based on texts from the Old and New Testaments, the Psalms and Gospels, as well as the Catholic Christmas liturgy. A distinctive chamber music-like instrumentation, with lyrical soloistic parts and a modest choral part combine to create a basic pastoral mood which has led this Christmas Oratorio to become one of the most performed works by Saint-Saens. Carus offers this work both in its original version and in an arrangement in which the choir is accompanied solely by an organ.