Oratorio de Noël (PA), SATB and Accompaniment

Owing to its Latin text, Saint-Saëns' Christmas Oratorio has found admirers all over the world. Saint-Saëns avoids theatrical effects in his church music and relies almost entirely on homophonic choral writing. Here the operatic allusions so popular in his day have given way to a mixture of romantic élan and reminiscences of the Baroque. The subtitle reads  dans le style de J. S. Bach although the composer was unaware of Bach's Christmas Oratorio.In this unusual form the oratorio, of which the final movement is already a hit with many choruses, is well-suited for performance during the Advent and Christmas seasons, providing a welcome change fromBach.A  discovery for Christmas and Advent concertsRelatively simple choral writingSensitive organ arrangementThe Bärenreiter Choir & Organ Series presents great choral works in arrangements for soloists, choir and organ; no orchestra is needed.The original orchestral parts have been transcribed into easy-to-play organ reductions whereby the contemporary tradition of such arrangements has been taken into consideration. In some cases, the original organ versions by the composer were used. The organ parts are presented on three staves. The choir and solo parts always remain true to the original. You need only one edition for soloists, singers and organist alike.

Edited by Andreas Köhs

CONTENIDO:

Prèlude
Récit et choeur
Air
Air et choeur
Duo
Choeur
Trio
Quatuor
Quintette et choeur
Choeur

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