Messe solennelle de sainte Cecile

By Charles Francois Gounod

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Instrument:

Choir

Organ Accompaniment

Ensemble:

3-Part

4-Part

Mixed Choir

Orchestra

SATB

STB

Format:

Score

Publisher:

Carus Verlag

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Orchestra Soli STB, SATB Choir, Picc, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 4 Fg, 4 Cor, 2 Pist, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Perc, Arpa, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, organ
Composed by Charles Francois Gounod (1818-1893). Edited by Frank Hondgen. Messe Solennelle De Ste. Cecile. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin, Whole church year / Omni tempore. Full score. Composed 1855. CG 56. 176 pages. Duration 45 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.095/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2709500).

Item Number: CA.2709500

ISBN 9790007186418. Language: Latin.

Shining rays stream from the 'Messe de sainte Cecile'. At first people were dazzled, then bewitched, then overcome. This is how the composer Camille Saint-Saens described his impression of what was probably Charles Gounod's best-known setting of the mass. The work written in 1855 in honor of the patron saint of church music, soon became well-known beyond the borders of France and acquired a degree of popularity like almost no other sacred composition. In the Messe de sainte Cecile, Gounod combines sublime simplicity with operatic-dramatic elements and a colorful, effective orchestration. Critical edition in proven Carus quality.