Oratorio de Noel, Op. 12 Bearbeitung fur Soli, Chor und Orgel by Camille Saint-Saens Mixed Choir - Sheet Music
By Camille Saint-SaensOwing to its Latin text, Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio has found admirers all over the world. Saint-Saëns avoids theatrical effects in his church music and relies almost entirely on homophonic choral writing. Here the operatic allusions so popular in his day have given way to a mixture of romantic lan and reminiscences of the Baroque. The subtitle reads “ dans le style de J. S. Bach” although the composer was unaware of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.In this unusual form the oratorio, of which the final movement is already a hit with many choruses, is well-suited for performance during the Advent and Christmas seasons, providing a welcome change from Bach.
Details
Summary
- Instrument:
- Choir Organ Accompaniment
- Ensembles:
- Mixed Choir
- Genres:
- Christmas Romantic Period
- Composers:
- Camille Saint-Saens
- Publishers:
- Baerenreiter Verlag
- ISBN:
- 9790006521661
- Format:
- Reduction
- Item types:
- Physical
- Musical forms:
- Oratorio
- Artist:
- Camille Saint-Saens
- Arrangers:
- Andreas Kohs
- Usages:
- Christmas
- Number of Pages:
- 81
- Size:
- 10.63 x 7.48 inches
- Shipping Weight:
- 0.66 pounds
Detailed Description
SKU: BA.BA07514
Bearbeitung fur Soli, Chor und Orgel. Composed by Camille Saint-Saens. Arranged by Andreas Kohs. Stapled. Choir & Organ. Organ reduction. Opus 12. 81 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA07514. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA07514).ISBN 9790006521661. 10.63 x 7.48 inches. Text Language: French.
Owing to its Latin text, Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio has found admirers all over the world. Saint-Saëns avoids theatrical effects in his church music and relies almost entirely on homophonic choral writing. Here the operatic allusions so popular in his day have given way to a mixture of romantic lan and reminiscences of the Baroque. The subtitle reads “ dans le style de J. S. Bach” although the composer was unaware of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.
In this unusual form the oratorio, of which the final movement is already a hit with many choruses, is well-suited for performance during the Advent and Christmas seasons, providing a welcome change from Bach.
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Ratings + Reviews
5 Rating
1 review
Bowlbs
Feb 4, 2018
This little, orchestral score for 4 voices and soloist is a fun, neat Noel for the Christmas season just passed. The music is typical French music of the Belle Epoque and Saint-Saens does the original Latin text justice with his very creative, modern score. I recommend this book for any choir director, organist, or music director looking for something a little different to play at Advent/Christmas-time other than the very good, but typical Messiah fare.