Messe de Minuit H 9

Christmas Mass (Liturgical)

By Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Name: Messe de Minuit H 9
Brand: Schott Music
SKU: HL.49003274
Price: 19.16 USD
Availability: InStock

Messe de Minuit H 9 by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645-1704)

Instrument:

Choir sheet music

Piano and Keyboard sheet music

Ensemble:

4-Part

Mixed Choir

SATB

SSATB

Format:

Reduction

Level:

Intermediate

Publisher:

Schott Music

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Detailed Description

Mixed choir (SATB) with soloists (SSATB), 2 flutes, strings and basso continuo (solos: SSATB - choir: SATB - 2./2rec.0.0.0. - 0.0.0.0. - 2vl.2va.vc - bc(org)) - intermediate
Christmas Mass (Liturgical). Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645-1704). Edited by Jean-Paul Montagnier. Arranged by Jean-Paul Montagnier. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical, Mass. Piano reduction. 65 pages. Duration 20'. Schott Music #ED 12600. Published by Schott Music (HL.49003274).

Item Number: HL.49003274

ISBN 9790220119255. 7.5x10.75 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.