Camille Saint-Saëns Messe à quatre voix

Arrangement for soli, choir and 1-2 organs op. 4, 1856

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Among the sacred works by Saint-Saëns 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. 

As an alternative to the original version with large orchestra and Grand Orgue, Carus-Verlag also published the version for organ made by Saint-Saëns’s contemporary Léon Roques. It contains the original part for grand orgue as well as an organ arrangement of the orchestral writing in score notation, but also provides for the possibility of a performance with just one instrument. The vocal parts (for soloists and choir) are identical with the edition of the original version (Carus 27.060/00), so that the vocal score (Carus 27.060/03) and chorus score (Carus 27.060/05) of that version can be used.

Original versionArrangement for organ

Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Fl, 2 Eh, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Arpa, Org, Org ripieno

Soli SATB, Coro SATB, Org, Org ripieno
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  • Camille Saint-Saëns war ein wahres Multitalent. Er war Pianist, Dirigent, Organist, Musikwissenschaftler, Musikpädagoge und Komponist und erlangte vor allem durch den Karneval der Tiere und die Oper Samson et Dalila Bekanntheit.
    Seine Sinfonie A-Dur komponierte er mit 15 und wurde bereits mit 16 an der Universität in Paris aufgenommen. Klavier, Orgel und Komposition studierte Saint-Saëns am Pariser Konservatorium und wurde 1852 Organist von Saint-Séverin in Paris. Im selben Jahr lernte er auch Franz Liszt kennen, welcher folgend einen Einfluss auf Saint-Saëns kompositorisches Schaffen ausübte. Ein Jahr später feierte er dann als Komponist sein musikalisches Debüt. Die Oper Samson et Dalila, die 1877 in Weimar uraufgeführt wurde, brachte ihm einen bis heute anhaltenden Erfolg an den Opernhäusern. Sein Weihnachtsoratorium Oratorio de Noël, das beim Carus-Verlag erhältlich ist, ist wohl das bekannteste seiner geistlichen Werke. Personal details

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Frequent questions about this work

The arrangement requires 1-2 organs. Is much lost if, in fact, only one organ is available?

No, not at all. In the arrangement, the main organ has the same solo function as in the original and remains unaltered. However, the role of the small organ is considerably enhanced compared with the original version; it contains an organ reduction of the orchestra. But as before, there are just a few measures in which both organs play, the part can also be performed on one organ. For these measures the Carus organ version contains performance suggstions.
Yes. The organ arrangement by Saint-Saëns’ contemporary Léon Roques contains very few registration details, and these have naturally been included in the Carus edition. In addition, in the organ part we have noted which instruments play the respective parts in the original, so that organists can use the possibilities offered by their instrument in the part without having to consult the full score again.
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