The christmas oratorio, bwv 248, is an oratorio by johann sebastian bach intended for performance in church during the christmas season. Outlook, office, skype, bing, breaking news, and latest videos. Alt et ecce angelus domini stetit juxta illos, et claritas dei circumfulsit. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. It is also popularly known as the organ symphony, even though it is not a true symphony for organ, but simply an orchestral symphony where two sections out of four use the pipe organ. In my student days serious musicians rolled their eyes at the mention of saintsaens and his christmas oratorio, but fortunately now we can. Christmas oratorio saint saens choral music practice files. 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. 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. Domingue, tenor saturday d loren kwan, tenor sunday no. Christmas oratorio op 12, mass op 4 with friman, anna maria, wagner, andreas on superaudio cd.
Charles camille saintsaens was a french composer and performer. The vocal score of this oratorio was prepared later by the composer and. Christmas fantasy, and wish you a happy holiday season. Choral, organ, piano sheet music book by camille saintsaens 18351921. Saintsaens is clearly channelling old polyphonic styles of writing, and also js bach in many passages. He was part of the heyday of the movement and witnessed its death. Regarded as the french mendelssohn, camille saintsaens started his music studies as a pianist. Saintsaens christmas oratorio is beautiful christmas music in latin. The final chorus from saint saens christmas oratorio. It was first performed in paris on december 25, 1858. Choir midi learning files js bach christmas oratorio. Weihnachtsoratorium, bwv 248, is an oratorio by johann sebastian bach intended for performance in church during the christmas season. The saintsaens christmas oratorio is typically fauxarchaic in style, mostly intimate.
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. Perhaps there are one or two sections that are echoed in the slightly later christmas oratorio, but those are the nearest similarities i can find. This includes all types of oratorios, both on sacred and secular subjects. 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. 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. Hey kids, meet camille saintsaens composer biography. His most famous piece is the carnival of the animals, despite the fact that saintsaens forbade complete performances of it shortly after its premiere, only allowing one movement, the swan, a. Gloria in altissimis camille saintsaens 1921 from christmas oratorio 3kb the silvis woodshed saingia. Originally composed for organ, violin, viola, cello and bass.
Christmas oratorio camille saintsaens skip to main search results amazon prime. It has ten movements or sections prelude in the style of bach. Egbert junghanns, jutta zoff, michaelchristfried winkler, elisabeth wilke, ute. Saintsaenss christmas oratorio and some unusual christmas music. His father died three months after his birth, and he was reared by his mother and his greataunt. Gloria in altissimis camille saint saens 1921 from christmas oratorio 3kb the silvis woodshed saingia. Camille saint saens long life spanned nearly the entire duration of the romantic period of music. Search results from audio recording, latin, saintsaens. Oratorio is a crossplatform presentation package designed for church musicians programmed in realbasic that supports dualscreen, onthefly.
Its nearest piece in similarity of style is the mass of a couple years previous. Midi search skins language packs support faq articles awards link to us. He also translated much opera and compiled several of the standard hymnals and psalters of the day. Theres nothing in the style that would suggest the saintsaens of the songs or orchestral works. Christmas oratorio cd or download presto classical.
Camille saintsaens wrote his christmas oratorio in a mere two weeks before a christmas concert in paris in 1858. This festive oratorio is saintsaens most popular christmas work, written in 1858 when the composer was just 23 years old. Bach christmas oratorio bwv 248 novello edition ed. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6. Christmas oratorio saint saens by choral music practice files, released 31 october 2017 1. Christmas oratorio promusica chamber orchestra columbus. His most famous piece is the carnival of the animals, despite the fact that saintsaens forbade complete performances of it shortly after its premiere, only allowing one movement, the swan, a piece for cello and piano, to be published in his lifetime. This piece was originally scored for five vocal soloists, chorus, harp, string quartet and organ. Christmas oratorio opus 12 catalog record only sung in latin. Christmas oratorio classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the. Help local families in need by bringing a package of diapers to be given to children at the ywca family center.
Thus, helen johnston must have been very disappointed to find that her work on the christmas oratorio for the publisher lamborn. The vocal score of this oratorio was prepared later by the. Its final chorus, tollite hostias, is among the most celebratory anthems in all of choral literature. The list below includes all pages in the category oratorios. Le cygne saintsaens 19kb midi classics midi file download page cygnem2. Camille saintsaens free sheet music to download in pdf. This wonderful anthem has a new english translation, an optional organ accompaniment, and works as well in english as the original latin. Le cygne saint saens 19kb midi classics midi file download page cygnem2.