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 |
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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
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | MIDI | Complete | For 4 Trumpets, 3 Trombones and Tuba (Adams) | 1. Prelude 2a. Recitatif: Et_Pastores_erant 2b. Chorus: Gloria 3. Air: Expectants expectavi 4. Domine ego credidi 5. Benedictus 6. Chorus: Quare fremuerunt gentes 7. Tecum principium 8. Alleluia 9. Consurge Filia Sion 10. Chorus: Tollite hostias |
| View | Synthesized | Domine ego credidi (No.4) | For Tenor, Mixed Chorus and Wind Band (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance Synthesized Performance |
| View | Synthesized | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | For Mixed Chorus and Wind Band (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
| View | MIDI | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | For Mixed Chorus and Piano (Gigout) | Synthesized Performance |
| View | MIDI | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | For 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones and Timpani (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
| View | MIDI | Tollite Hostias (No.10) | For Mixed Chorus (Knuth) | Synthesized Performance |
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