Mixed Choir SKU: BT.ALHE33720
Composed by Gabriel Faure. Sacred. Vocal Score. 28 pages. Heugel & Cie #ALHE33720. Published by Heugel & Cie (BT.ALHE33720). French.
Composed by Gabriel Fauré and André Messager during their holidays in Villerville in 1881, Fishermen Mass in Villerville is a mass dedicated to the fishermen of this city located in Normandy. Initially for Female choir, Harmoniumand solo Violin, it was arranged by the authors in 1882 for Female choir and Chamber Orchestra. These scores, based on the two manuscripts, are the arranged version for Female choir and Piano by Odette Gartenlaub. Written inLatin, this mass features five parts which had been distributed in-between the two composers: 1. Kyrie - Messager 2. Gloria _x001A_ Fauré 3. Sanctus _x001A_ Fauré 4. O Salutaris (motet) - Messager 5. Agnus Dei - Fauré This mass isreally soft, melodious and delicate, reminding sometimes of the motets by Gounod.
