Mozart's 'Missa in C major? (K. 220), nicknamed the 'Sparrow Mass? for its frequently recurring characteristic motifs in the violins, has retained a firm place in the choral repertoire to the present day. Now it has been arranged for female choir and is appearing as part of the recently started 'Bärenreiter Female Choir? series.Heribert Breuer has judiciously transferred the tenor and bass solos to the high voices and incorporated the original soprano and alto parts largely unchanged into the solo and chorus parts. He has thereby retained the work's original substance while giving it a wholly new and delightful sound.- Arrangement for female choir (SMezAA) based on the Urtext of the 'New Mozart Edition?- Idiomatic piano reductionHeribert Breuerwas professor of choral conducting and music theory at Berlin University of the Arts until 2010. He is the founder and director of the Berlin Bach Akademie and has made a name for himself with his many arrangements of works from Bach to Schubert. / Choeur Mixte Et Orchestre

with Orchestral Accompaniment-Reprinted from authoritative Breitkopf and Härtel sources this collection features a variety of Brahmss most cherished choral works with orchestral accompaniment. Selections include:- Rhapsodie für eine Altstimme Männerchor und Orchester Op. 53 (Rhapsody for an Alto Mens Choir and Orchestra)- Schicksalslied von Friedrich Hölderlin für Chor und Orchester Op. 54 (Song of Destiny by Friedrich Hölderlin for Choir and Orchestra)- Nänie von Friedrich Schiller für Chor und Orchester Op. 82 (Nänie by Friedrich Schiller for Choir and Orchestra)- Gesang der Parzen von Goethe für sechsstimmigen Chor und Orchester Op. 89 (Song of the Fates by Goethe for Six-Part Chorus and Orchestra)- Ave Maria für Frauenchor mit Orchester oder Orgel-Begleitung Op. 12 (Ave Maria for Womens Chorus with Orchestral or Organ Accompaniment)- Begräbnisgesang für Chor und Blasinstrumente Op. 13 (Funeral Song for Chorus and Wind Instruments)- Gesänge für Frauenchor mit Begleitung von zwei Hörnern und Harfe Op. 17 (Songs for Womens Chorus Accompanied by Two Horns and Harp)- Ellens zweiter Gesang aus Walter Scotts 'Fräulein vom See' von Schubert für Sopran dreistimmigen Frauenchor vier Hörnern und zwei Fagotte Op. 52(Ellens Second Song from Walter Scotts 'Lady of the Lake' by Schubert for Soprano Solo Three-partWomens Chorus Four Horns and Two Bassoons)This edition features a new English translation of the original Editors Commentary as well as new translations of song lyrics.