Messe solennelle (Saint Cecile) for Soloists, Choir and Orchestra
by Charles Francois Gounod
4-Part - Sheet Music

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SKU: BA.BA08966-91

Composed by Charles Francois Gounod. Edited by Hans Schellevis. This edition: urtext edition. Stapled. Barenreiter Urtext. Choral score. 48 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA08966-91. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA08966-91).

ISBN 9790006565450. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: Latin.

Sacred works occupy a large part of Charles Gounod's oeuvre. It was the Messe solennelle en l'honneur de Sainte Cecile that established his fame as a church composer. Its melodic invention and effective handling of the orchestra reveal a close proximity to opera. This Urtext edition is based not only on the original print of 1856 but also on copyists' manuscripts and autograph sources. Rounding off this well-researched Urtext edition are an informative Introduction and a detailed Critical Commentary. The edition is being published to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Gounod's birth.

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