Composition: Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12 (Saint-Saëns, Camille)
| Title | Oratorio de Noël |
| Creators | Camille Saint-Saëns (composer) |
| Opus | Op.12 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, mezzosoprano, alto, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 10 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1858 |
| First published | 1863 |
| Dedication | à Madame la Vicomtesse de Grandval |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2400 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred oratorios |
| Language | Latin |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Prelude In the Style of Bach | — | — | — |
| 2. Et Pastores erant; Gloria (chorus) | — | — | — |
| 3. Expectants expectavi Dominum (soprano) | — | — | — |
| 4. Domine, ego credidi (tenorchorus) | — | — | — |
| 5. Benedictus qui venit (sopranobass) | — | — | — |
| 6. Quare fremuerunt gentes (chorus) | — | — | — |
| 7. Tecum principium (sopranotenorbass) | — | — | — |
| 8. Alleluja (sopranosopranoaltobass) | — | — | — |
| 9. Consurge, Filia Sion (sopranosopranoaltobasschorus) | — | — | — |
| 10. Tollite hostias (chorus) | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 4 trumpets, 3 trombones and tuba | Stefan Adams |
| view | Domine, ego credidi (No.4) | tenor, mixed chorus and wind band | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Tecum principium (No.7) | violin, cello, piano and harmonium | — |
| view | Tecum principium (No.7) | organ | — |
| view | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | mixed chorus and wind band | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | 2 trumpets, 2 trombones and timpani | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | mixed chorus | Jürgen Knuth |
| view | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | organ | Eugène Gigout |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Durand | — | Organ · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | G. Flaxland | 1863 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (cleaned) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1891 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tollite Hostias | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view Choral Score · view Engraving files (MusiXTeX) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 trumpets, 3 trombones and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score (Trumpets (B)) · view Complete Score (Trumpets (C)) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Trumpet 3, 4 (B) · view Trumpet 3, 4 (C) · view Trombone 1, 2 · view Trombone 3, Tuba · view French Horns (opt. substituting Trp. 4 and Trb. 1) · view |
| view | Domine, ego credidi (No.4) | Arrangement for tenor, mixed chorus and wind band |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Tecum principium (No.7) | Arrangement for violin, cello, piano and harmonium | Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tecum principium (No.7) | Arrangement for organ | Durand | — | Complete Score "Prière" · view |
| view | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | Arrangement for mixed chorus and wind band |
— | — | Complete Score, Chorus Score · view Woodwind Parts · view Brass and Percussion Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets, 2 trombones and timpani |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
Jürgen Knuth | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | Arrangement for organ |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | Arrangement for organ |
J. Fischer & Brother | 1904 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | For 4 Trumpets, 3 Trombones and Tuba (Adams) | 1. Prelude · file 2a. Recitatif: Et_Pastores_erant · file 2b. Chorus: Gloria · file 3. Air: Expectants expectavi · file 4. Domine ego credidi · file 5. Benedictus · file 6. Chorus: Quare fremuerunt gentes · file 7. Tecum principium · file 8. Alleluia · file 9. Consurge Filia Sion · file 10. Chorus: Tollite hostias · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Domine ego credidi (No.4) | For Tenor, Mixed Chorus and Wind Band (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | For Mixed Chorus and Wind Band (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | For Mixed Chorus and Piano (Gigout) | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | For 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones and Timpani (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | For Mixed Chorus (Knuth) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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