Messe Des Pecheurs De Villerville Choeur De Femmes/Orchred.Chant/Piano (FAURE GABRIEL / MESSAGER)

Par FAURE GABRIEL / MESSAGER. Andre Messager (1853-1929) was a composition and Piano pupil of Gabriel Faure (1845-1924). They collaborated during the summer of 1881 to compose Messe Des Pêcheurs De Villerville and the first performance was in aid of the fisherman's charitable association. The Mass comprises five movements; 1) Kyrie, 2) Gloria Benedictus, 3) Sanctus, 4) O Salutaris, and 5) Agnus Dei. Messe Des Pêcheurs De Villerville is a Missa Brevis for female choir accompanied by chamber orchestra. Given its specific arrangement for female voices, Faure and Messager 's Messe Des Pêcheurs De Villerville is an ideal and alternative performance work. / Musique religieuse / Répertoire / Choeur de Femmes et Orchestre/Choeur Accolade

Composed by Gabriel Fauré and André Messager during their holidays in Villerville in 1881  Messe Des Pécheurs De Villerville is a mass dedicated to the fishermen of this city located in Normandy. Initially for Female choir Harmonium and solo Violin it was arranged by the authors in 1882 for Female choir and Chamber Orchestra. These scores based on the two manuscripts are the arranged version for Female choir and Piano by Odette Gartenlaub. Written in Latin this mass features five parts which had been distributed in-between the two composers: 1. Kyrie - Messager 2. Gloria –Fauré 3. Sanctus – Fauré 4. O Salutaris (motet) - Messager 5. Agnus Dei - Fauré This mass is really soft melodious and delicate occasionally reminiscent of the motets by Gounod.