Domingue, tenor saturday d loren kwan, tenor sunday no. Sheet music downloads have become the preferred method of acquiring classical music repertoire. Danse macabre symphonic poem composed by camille saintsaens 18351921, arranged by h. Christmas oratorio saint saens by choral music practice files, released 31 october 2017 1.
Ccs notessaintsaens and the ars gallica last season s francobelgian program allowed us to celebrate the life and works of three of the four composers on this program, so let us think a bit on one of them in particular, whose philosophy and vision helped create the french musical scene ever after, camille saintsaens. To equate the concept of the christmas oratorio with the work of j. The program will feature saint saens christmas oratorio, along. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. Saintsaens, cambreling, lyon po christmas oratorio.
Christmas fantasy, and wish you a happy holiday season. This festive oratorio is saintsaens most popular christmas work, written in 1858 when the composer was just 23 years old. Oratorio is a crossplatform presentation package designed for church musicians programmed in realbasic that supports dualscreen, onthefly. Choral, organ, piano sheet music book by camille saintsaens 18351921. Camille saintsaens left this one to the last minute. Search results from audio recording, latin, saintsaens. His father died three months after his birth, and he was reared by his mother and his greataunt. Tucker has arranged an instrumental version for organ and brass quartet or quintet, if a tuba is available. But this is a much less formulaic piece than that far better. This tenmovement work is presented by an unusual ensemble. Christmas oratorio cd or download presto classical. The vocal part, with string quintet and organ accompaniment, is augmented by the special sonorous effect of a harp, which lends a special atmosphere to the piece. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6. It was first performed in paris on december 25, 1858.
Christmas oratorio promusica chamber orchestra columbus. For example, the product code for the christmas oratorio by saintsaens is ss01. Christmas oratorio camille saintsaens skip to main search results amazon prime. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. This sheet music is an edition for satb choir with piano or organ accompaniment. Christmas oratorio op 12, mass op 4 with friman, anna maria, wagner, andreas on superaudio cd. Alt et ecce angelus domini stetit juxta illos, et claritas dei circumfulsit. Choir, organ sheet music book by camille saintsaens 18351921. Help local families in need by bringing a package of diapers to be given to children at the ywca family center.
Saintsaenss christmas oratorio and some unusual christmas music. Dec 19, 2014 the first thing to say about the christmas oratorio of 1858 written for his first christmas as organist of the madeleine church in paris is that it is very unlike anything else saintsaens wrote. The saintsaens christmas oratorio is typically fauxarchaic in style, mostly intimate. Audio cd see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Audio recording, latin, saintsaens, camille library of. Midi search skins language packs support faq articles awards link to us. Camille saintsaens 18351921 a 19 th and 20 century renaissance figure, camille saintsaens was born in paris in 1835, the son of a minor government official. Camille saintsaens, felix mendelssohnbartholdy, martin flamig, dresden philharmonic, dresdner kreuzchor saintsaens. Although it only took a fortnight to complete, he still submitted it just 10 days before its premiere performance in 1858. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. A few sudden tempo changes also demand confident entries from the performers.
Genre saint saens comment by charlesrichardmorgan1. It was written for the christmas season of 1734 and incorporates music from earlier compositions, including three secular cantatas written during 1733 and 1734 and a largely lost church cantata, bwv 248a. Bach distorts our view of the great variety to be found within this genre. It has ten movements or sections prelude in the style of bach. Similarly to the passion settings, the evangelist tenor soloist tells the story using familiar text from the gospels of st luke and st matthew. The vocal score of this oratorio was prepared later by the. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Using the final chorale of saint saens christmas oratorio, sondra k. Christmas oratorio opus 12 catalog record only sung in latin. The swan midi file the swan by saint saens loaded jaunary 16, 1999 3kb sheet music usa theswan. Camille saintsaens free sheet music to download in pdf. Choral, organ, piano sheet music book by camille saint saens 18351921. The vocal score of this oratorio was prepared later by the composer and. Its nearest piece in similarity of style is the mass of a couple years previous.
Saintsaens was 51 when he produced two of his most famous works, the carnival of the animals and the symphony no. Gloria in altissimis camille saintsaens 1921 from christmas oratorio 3kb the silvis woodshed saingia. The christmas oratorio, bwv 248, is an oratorio by johann sebastian bach intended for performance in church during the christmas season. Camille saint saens long life spanned nearly the entire duration of the romantic period of music. Title name translations oratorium na boze narodzenie saint saens. Camille saintsaens 1835 1921 camille saintsaens short biography. Bachs church cantatas are the pinnacle of the form, and in the christmas oratorio he achieved a remarkable synthesis of the cantata and the more dramatic qualities of an oratorio. Its final chorus, tollite hostias, is among the most celebratory anthems in all of choral literature. Even though saintsaens was predicted a great career as a piano virtuoso, he pursued a career as organist and was appointed the principal organist at the madeleine in paris, the position he held for over 20 years. Regarded as the french mendelssohn, camille saintsaens started his music studies as a pianist. Joan chambers concert series presents the kassia ensemble.
The organ symphony was famously used as the main theme in the 1995 film babe and its sequel, babe. December 911 to give back to our columbus community, promusica is partnering with the ywca to host a diaper drive at our concerts december 911. Parts are provided for trumpets in c or bb, as well as a horn in f that may substitute for the first trombone. Here we have two christmas oratorios well, sort of. Recorded live at crescent avenue presbyterian church, plainfield, nj, december 1, 2007. This oratorio was originally composed for solo voices, chorus, strings, harp and organ. Christmas oratorio by camille saintsaens 18351921 sheet. Le cygne saintsaens 19kb midi classics midi file download page cygnem2. Saintsaens christmas oratorio features some lovely music in a decidedly frenchromantic veina couple of nice ariasduets, etc. The saintsaens, written in 1863, is firmly rooted in lateromanticism, although there are many references to bygone times, first and foremost to bach. This festive oratorio is saint saens most popular christmas work, written in 1858 when the composer was just 23 years old.
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