Vesperae Pro Festo Sancti Innocentium (SSA)

Composer(s): Michael Haydn;

Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806), younger brother of Joseph Haydn and contemporary of Mozart in Salzburg, completed this work on December 8,1793.This extended Vesper service in seven movements for three-part womenÆs choir, two horns and strings, represents a significant addition to the body of major works originally composed for treble voices. Haydn's setting of the Vespers was written for the Feast of the Holy Innocents, which occurs on December 28th, and commemorates the slaughter of the children in Bethlehem by King Herod. This modern performing edition is based upon the autograph score located in the library of the Museum Carolino Augusteum in Salzburg.Contents: Dixit (Michael Haydn); Confitebor (Michael Haydn); Beatus Vir (Michael Haydn); De Profundis (Michael Haydn); Memento Domine David (Michael Haydn); Hymnus (Michael Haydn); Magnificat (Michael Haydn)

Publisher:    Heritage
Series:    Janet Galván Women's Choral
Vocal Forces:    SSA
Difficulty Level:    Intermediate
Season:    Advent", "Christmastide
Number of Pages:    96
Item No:    45/1074R


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