Messe pour double choeur a cappella
(1924)
Kyrie - Gloria - Credo - Sanctus - Agnus Dei
Edition
Ref. :
BA 11315
(63 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution:
Ostrzyga, Michael
Type of material:
Full score
Copyright :
2024 by Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel
ISMN/ISBN :
979-0-006-57803-0
Description
Text in:
Latin
Epoque:
20th century
(1920-1929)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Mass
Mood of the piece:
slow
Type of Choir:
SATB + SATB (8 mixed OR double choir voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
D
Tonality:
various
Duration:
27.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Ordinary of the Mass
Data about the life of the work:
Frank Martin's style of composition is characterized by elements of French Impressionism, modern tonality and expressive musical language. His double choir a cappella mass was composed between 1922 and 1926 but it was not performed until 1963 in Hamburg. It has been a great favourite with capable choirs since its first publication by Bärenreiter in 1972 (BA 5419). It can be performed equally well in the concert hall and the church.