Messe de minuit pour Noël
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Messe de minuit pour Noël (Midnight mass for Christmas),[1] H.9 (see note 1), is a mass for four voices and orchestra by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, written in 1694 based on the melodies of ten French Christmas carols. Charpentier called for eight soloists, a duo of two sopranos and two trios of alto, tenor and bass, but it can be performed by five soloists. Choir and orchestra are in four parts, scored for flutes, strings (violins and viols), organ and basso continuo. The mass is regarded as unique in both the composer's work and in the genre.[2] While in Charpentier's time, the mass was performed by all-male choirs, it has later been performed and recorded also by mixed choirs with modern instruments.
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Messe de minuit pour Noël | |
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Mass by Marc-Antoine Charpentier | |
Catalogue | H. 9 |
Text | Mass ordinary |
Language | Latin |
Based on | French Christmas carols |
Composed | c. 1694 |
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