Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. This edition of Brahms' greatest, most ambitious vocal work is reprinted from the definitive edition of the composer's works, prepared by Breitkopf & Härtel of Leipzig. Inexpensive but sturdily constructed to provide years of pleasurable use, this full score combines all the musical parts in a clear, readable format, with wide margins, large noteheads, and many other helpful features. Brahms conducted the first major performance of the German Requiem in Bremen Cathedral in April 1868. The occasion — attended by many distinguished musicians, among them Clara Schumann — provided the 34-year-old composer with his first great public success. Scored for mixed chorus, solo voices, and full orchestra, the Requiem reflects Brahms' virtuosic grasp of nineteenth-century vocal technique as well as the polyphonic vocal traditions of the previous three centuries. Above all, it radiates Brahms' stalwart individuality, technical mastery, and stirring emotional appeal, which were soon to secure his unique position in the musical world. More than a century after its debut, this masterpiece of choral music is one of the most performed and recorded works in the repertoire of religious music. Reprinted in full score, including solo voices, chorus and orchestra, from definitive Breitkopf & Härtel edition. A reproduction of the Breitkopf and Hartel edition. / Musique religieuse / Répertoire / Choeur

Arrangeur: Alfred Mann. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. The best-known and most beloved large-scale musical work in the English-speaking world, Messiah was first performed in Dublin over 200 years ago to benefit local charities. Since that time, it has given millions of performers their primary experience in singing classical music. Today it is the supreme example of the English oratorio. A meditation on the life of Christ, the work is a brilliant amalgam of traditional Italian opera, English anthem, and German Passion. Reprinted from the authoritative edition prepared by noted musical scholar Alfred Mann, this inexpensive, full-score edition will be welcomed by students, musicians, singers, and music lovers who will want to study and savor every detail of this glorious masterpiece. Reprint of the Rutgers University Documents of Music, 1959, 1961, and 1965 editions. Handel's masterpiece Messiah, the most frequently performed of his choral works, composed in 1741. An inspiring sacred oratorio with spontaneous melodies, and bright orchestration from the first aria Every Valley Shall Be Exalted, to the thunderous final Amen chorus. Complete full score, edited by Alfred Mann./ Répertoire / Choeur

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. A reproduction of the Breitkopf And Hartel edition. Includes text and translations. / Musique religieuse / Répertoire / Choeur

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Edited by Wilhelm Rust for the Bach-Gesellschaft Edition./ Répertoire / Choeur

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Mozart composed religious music regularly from his early years and here in Full Score format are six of his most famous and admired mass settings: Coronation Mass In C, K. 317; The Grand Mass in C Minor K. 427; Missa Brevis In F, K. 192; Missa Longa in C, K. 262, Missa Brevis in C, K. 258 and Missa Solemnis in C, K. 337./ Répertoire / Choeur

Par FAURE GABRIEL. Full score of one of the most widely performed choral works in the repertoire. / Musique religieuse / Répertoire / Choeur

Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. Late in his career, Haydn, inspired by the oratorios of Handel, turned to composing oratorios himself, launching what would become a final brilliant and successful phrase of his extraordinarily rich and productive musical life. The Creation is the most majestic achievement of that phrase, a choral masterwork of seamless perfection. This edition in full score is reprinted from the authoritative edition published by C. F. Peters of Leipzig, complete with the original German and English texts./ Répertoire / Choeur

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. On the great feast days, the Magnificat was given at the evening service in Leipzig, following the sermon. Bach twice set this poem (Luke I, 46-55). One of these compositions, for solo soprano, has been lost. Of the other Magnificat, Bach composed his first version, In E-flat, with four inserted Christmas pieces, prepared for the evening service that holiday, 1723. His revision of 1728-31, In D Major, omitting the Christmas movements, was intended for use on any major feast day. Bach composed the motets for special occasions, probably for the birthdays, funerals or memorial services of prominent Leipzig citizens. In this edition, five of the six motets are scored for acappella chouus: Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 for double chorus (SATB/SATB), No. 3 for various combinations of three-, four- and five-part voices. Motet 6 is scored for SATB and continuo. / Mottet / Répertoire / Choeur

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. One of the most moving of all the musical settings of the Passion of Christ. / Musique religieuse / Répertoire / Choeur