Messe a quatre voix
by Camille Saint-Saens
4-Part - Sheet Music

Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 english horn, [trumpet, 3 trombones], 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass, organ, organ ripieno

SKU: CA.2706012

Composed by Camille Saint-Saens. Edited by Dieter Zeh. Arranged by Sven Hiemke. Violin 2. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin, Whole church year / Omni tempore. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed 1856. Op. 4. 12 pages. Duration 45 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.060/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2706012).

Text language: Latin.

Carus-Verlag is now publishing this early work by Camille Saint-Saens in a critical new edition. Among the sacred works by Saint-Saens there are just two settings of the mass: the "Messe de Requiem" op. 54 from his middle period (1878), and the Mass op. 4 dating from 1856. This was first performed on 21 April 1857. Camille Saint-Saens was a devoted follower of historicism as part of the reform movement in French church music. This is more evident in the mass published here than anywhere else. The model for this work is the unison "Messe Royale" by Henry DuMont (1610-1683). Saint-Saens combined its Gregorian style in a convincing manner with contemporary elements of Romantic composition, an expressive chromaticism, which determines the harmonic progression. Alongside the orchestral forces, the Grand Orgue plays an important role. Used as a solo instrument, it is an equal partner in the composition. Score and part available separately - see item CA.2706000.