SKU: BT.ALHE33719
French.
André Messager (1853-1929) was a composition and Piano pupil of Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924). They collaborated during the summer of 1881 to compose Mass of the Fisherman from Villerville and the first performance was in aid of thefisherman's charitable association. The Mass comprises five movements - 1) Kyrie, 2) Gloria Benedictus, 3) Sanctus, 4) O Salutaris, and 5) Agnus Dei. Mass of the Fisherman from Villerville is a Missa Brevis for female choiraccompanied by chamber orchestra. Given its specific arrangement for female voices, Fauré and Messager's Mass of the Fisherman from Villerville is an ideal and alternative performance work.
SKU: HL.48188895
UPC: 888680872717. 7.25x10.5 inches.
“André Messager (1853-1929) was a composition and Piano pupil of Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924). They collaborated during the summer of 1881 to compose Mass of the Fisherman from Villerville and the first performance was in aid of the fisherman's charitable association. The Mass comprises five movements; 1) Kyrie, 2) Gloria Benedictus, 3) Sanctus, 4) O Salutaris, and 5) Agnus Dei. Mass of the Fisherman from Villerville is a Missa Brevis for female choir accompanied by chamber orchestra. Given its specific arrangement for female voices, Fauré and Messager's Mass of the Fisherman from Villerville is an ideal and alternative performance work.&rdquo.
SKU: BT.ALHE33738
SKU: HL.48188879
UPC: 888680873233. 9x12 inches.
SKU: BT.ALHE33720
Composed by Gabriel Fauré and André Messager during their holidays in Villerville in 1881, Fishermen Mass in Villerville is a mass dedicated to the fishermen of this city located in Normandy. Initially for Female choir, Harmoniumand solo Violin, it was arranged by the authors in 1882 for Female choir and Chamber Orchestra. These scores, based on the two manuscripts, are the arranged version for Female choir and Piano by Odette Gartenlaub. Written inLatin, this mass features five parts which had been distributed in-between the two composers: 1. Kyrie - Messager 2. Gloria _x001A_ Fauré 3. Sanctus _x001A_ Fauré 4. O Salutaris (motet) - Messager 5. Agnus Dei - Fauré This mass isreally soft, melodious and delicate, reminding sometimes of the motets by Gounod.
