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Camille Saint-Saëns Messe à quatre voix

op. 4, 1856

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Carus-Verlag is now publishing this early work by Camille Saint-Saëns in a critical new edition. 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.

Camille Saint-Saëns 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-Saëns 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.

 

The organ part included the performance material of the present edition consists of the Organo I (grand orgue) and Organo II (ripieno) parts, so that in cases where a second instrument is unavailable, the parts can also be performed by a single organ.

If there is no orchestra, you can also perform this piece with one or two organs (Carus 27.060/45)

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  • 1 Kyrie (Soli e Coro)

    Lord, have mercy on us.
    Christ, have mercy on us.
    Lord, have mercy on us.

    2 Gloria (Soli SA e Coro)

    Glory be to God on high
    and on earth peace to men of good will.
    We bless thee; we glorify thee.
    We give thee thanks for thy great glory.
    Lord God, heavenly King,
    God the almighty Father.
    O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ,
    O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
    Thou who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
    Receive our prayer.
    Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.
    For thou alone art the Holy One,
    thou alone art the Lord, thou alone art the Most High, Jesus Christ.
    ...
  • 1 Kyrie (Soli e Coro)

    Herr, erbarme dich unser.
    Christus, erbarme dich unser.
    Herr, erbarme dich unser.

    2 Gloria (Soli SA e Coro)

    Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
    und Friede auf Erden den Menschen, die guten Willens sind.
    Wir preisen dich, wir rühmen dich.
    Wir danken dir, denn groß ist deine Herrlichkeit.
    Herr und Gott, König des Himmels,
    Gott, allmächtiger Vater.
    Herr Jesus Christus, eingeborener Sohn,
    Herr und Gott, Lamm Gottes, Sohn des Vaters.
    Du nimmst hinweg die Sünden der Welt, erbarme dich unser;
    Nimm an unser Gebet.
    Du sitzest zur Rechten des Vaters: erbarme dich unser.
    Denn du allein bist der Heilige,
    du allein der Herr, du allein der Höchste, Jesus Christus.
    Mit dem Heiligen Geist, zur Ehre Gottes, des Vaters.
    Amen.

    ...
  • 1 Kyrie (Soli e Coro)

    Kyrie eleison.
    Christe eleison.
    Kyrie eleison.

    2 Gloria (Soli SA e Coro)

    Gloria in excelsis Deo.
    Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
    Benedicimus te. Glorificamus te.
    Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.
    Domine Deus, Rex coelestis,
    Deus Pater omnipotens.
    Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe.
    Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris.
    Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
    Suscipe deprecationem nostram.
    Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.
    Quoniam tu solus Sanctus,
    tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe.
    Cum Sancto Spiritu, in gloria Dei Patris.
    ...
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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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