Format : Sheet music
Charles Gounod's Messe brève no. 2 pour les sociétés chorales (G-Dur) for Male Choir.This Mass is undoubtedly one of the best - if not the very best - of Gounod's works in this class. Its quality is emphasized by the fact that it has been the subject of more arrangements than any other among his shorter masses some of the arrangements having been publisher several decades after the appearance of the first edition.
SKU: CA.2702100
ISBN 9790007181642. Language: Latin.
Although Charles Gounod is well-known for his operas, church music forms a considerable part of his output. Within his church music the Messes breves, short masses for unaccompanied choir or with organ accompaniment, form a significant group of works. The present first Messe aux orpheonistes was composed for the Paris Orpheon, a choral society of male workers; Gounod became its chairman in 1852 and wrote numerous works for male voice choir for them. The work was premiered under the composer's direction on 12 June 1852 by 400 choral singers (adults and children), who formed a large tutti chorus and a small choir with solo parts. The scoring for three unaccompanied male voice parts can be expanded ad libitum by the addition of two soprano parts and organ.
SKU: CA.2702105
ISBN 9790007186265. Language: Latin.
Although Charles Gounod is well-known for his operas, church music forms a considerable part of his output. Within his church music the Messes breves, short masses for unaccompanied choir or with organ accompaniment, form a significant group of works. The present first Messe aux orpheonistes was composed for the Paris Orpheon, a choral society of male workers; Gounod became its chairman in 1852 and wrote numerous works for male voice choir for them. The work was premiered under the composer's direction on 12 June 1852 by 400 choral singers (adults and children), who formed a large tutti chorus and a small choir with solo parts. The scoring for three unaccompanied male voice parts can be expanded ad libitum by the addition of two soprano parts and organ. Score available separately - see item CA.2702100.
