Gounod: Messe solennelle (St. Cecilia Mass)
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- Composer: Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
- Editor: Hans Schellevis
- Instrumentation: SATB Choir, Orchestra
- Work: Messe solennelle (St. Cecilia Mass), CG 56
- Work Language: Latin
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- Size: 7.5 x 10.6 inches
- Pages: 73
- Urtext / Critical Edition
Description
Sacred works occupy a large part of Charles Gounod's oeuvre. It was the Messe solennelle en l'honneur de Sainte Cécile that established his fame as a church composer. Its melodic invention and effective handling of the orchestra reveal a close proximity to opera. This Urtext edition is based not only on the original print of 1856 but also on copyists' manuscripts and autograph sources.