Publié pour la première fois le piano complet / partition vocale de John Adams largement acclamé nativité oratorio El Niño. Cette importante contemporaine à grande échelle du travail dispose d'un livret basé sur des sources originales organisées par Peter Sellars et John Adams, mettant en vedette latine ajustement poésie américaine avec des versets de la Bible King James, entre autres textes évangéliques. Salué comme un 'chef-d'oeuvre' par le Philadelphia Inquirer, un enregistrement commercial est disponible sur Nonesuch Records (79634-2). / Choeur, Choeur D'Enfants, Et Orchestre

Par ORFF CARL. Ludi Scaenici/ Répertoire / Solistes (ST), Choeur Mixte (SSAATTBB), 4 Pianos,

Saint Francois D'Assise is an opera in 3 acts by Olivier Messiaen. This volume is focused on the Act II – 6. Le Prêche Aux Oiseaux which depicts a moment when he preached to the birds in Assisi. Saint Francis gives the birds his benediction to which they answer by a Concerto. Based on the life of Saint Francis of Assisi this opera is set in Italy and is composed as per below: Act I: 1. La croix 2. Les laudes 3. Le baiser au lépreux Act II 4. L’ange voyageur 5. L’ange musicien 6. Le prêche aux oiseaux Act II 7. Les stigmates 8. La mort et la nouvelle vie This opera was played at the Paris Opera in 1983. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a French organist and composer passionate about Ornithology and one of the most important composers of his century. Inspired by Japanese music he had a very special way of composing and his work can be identified by its complexity its diatonic aspect its harmony with limited transposition its colour and its additive rhythms. He composed many works related to ornithology and birdsong including the 'Bird Catalogue' in 7 volumes and the 'Treatise on Rhythm Colour and Ornithology' in 7 volumes.

The choral score for Britten's famous War Requiem. Please Note: This product contains only the choral parts.

Oper in zwei Akten-BILLY BUDD OP. 50Opera in Two ActsPublisher: Boosey & HawkesVocal ScoreComposer: Benjamin Britten336 pages

Written for the reconsecration of Coventry Cathedral Benjamin Britten's War Requiem Op.66 was first performed there on the 30th May 1962. The War Requiem was not meant to be a pro-British piece or a glorification of British soldiers but a public statement of Britten's anti-war convictions. This a Vocal Score for SATB chorus arranged by Imogen Holst. The full score for SATB and Orchestra can be found here .

John Rutter's Magnificat is a joyous celebration of the Virgin Mary inspired by feast-day festivities in countries such as Spain Mexico and Puerto Rico. Following the example set by Bach the Magnificat text is extended incorporating the fifteenth-century English poem 'Of a Rose' the prayers 'Sancta Maria' and the 'Sanctus' (set to the Gregorian chant of the Missa cum jubilo). The full scores for orchestra or chamber ensemble are now available on sale for the first time in handsome cloth-bound editions and the newly set orchestral parts are available on hire.

Chamber Version: 2 Pianos & Percussion-This edition is meant for concert performances by schools and amateur music societies. Furthermore it is not meant for performances of the Trionfi cycle. 

Instrument : mixed choir (SATB), soloists (TBar) and orchestraType : choral scoreNombre de Pages : 22