Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 – 1704)
Messe de Minuit
Weihnachtsmesse (liturgisch)
gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (SSATB), 2 Flöten, Streicher und Basso continuo
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- gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (SSATB), 2 Flöten, Streicher und Basso continuo
- Product Type
- Single part viola 2
- Author / Composer
- Marc-Antoine Charpentier
- Product number
- 783433
- Difficulty Level
- 3
Description
Of the 11 surviving settings of the Mass by Charpentier, the present work, the Messe de minuit, is without doubt one of the most popular. Although Charpentier's Parisian career is quite well documented, little is known about the genesis and first performance of the Messe de minuit. It is likely, however, that it was commissioned by the Jesuits of the church of Saint-Louis (today, Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis) for whom Charpentier had been working as maître de musique since 1687. The Messe de minuit be...