Messe a la memoire de Jeanne d'Arc
by Charles Francois Gounod
4-Part - Sheet Music

Soli SATB, SATB Choir, 4 Tr, 3 Trb, Vl solo, Arpa, Org (statt Blaser alternativ Pfte, Org)

SKU: CA.2709600

Composed by Charles Francois Gounod. Edited by Barbara Grossmann. Sacred vocal music, Mass sections. Full score. CG 74. 56 pages. Duration 35 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.096/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2709600).

ISBN 9790007186272. Language: Latin.

Gounod's Messe a la memoire de Jeanne d'Arc was composed in 1887 for a festive mass in Reims to commemorate the arrival of the national heroine in the city on the occasion of the coronation of Charles VII in 1429. Performed a cappella or only accompanied by an organ, vast stretches of the work are in an archaic style in the tradition of Palestrina. The royal procession into the cathedral is conveyed in the splendid Prelude at the beginning, which was performed at the premiere by eight trumpets, three trombones, and organ. In the performance material, the present edition also offers a version of the movement for piano and organ. For the Offertoire, Gounod composed a cantilena for violin and organ (or piano), which is also included in the edition, as a "Vision" of Jeanne d'Arc.