L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25 in Full Score: Sacred Trilogy for

L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25 in Full Score: Sacred Trilogy for Solo Voices, Chorus and Orchestra (Dover Choral Music Scores)

Written between 1850 and 1854, L'enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ) was first performed under Berlioz's direction during the holiday season of 1854. The three-part workâ€•consisting of "Herod's Dream," "The Flight into Egypt," and "The Arrival at Sais" â€• is scored for seven solo voices, chorus, and orchestra. The singing text appears in French, German, and English.
Unlike much of Berlioz's music, this music is restrained, lyrical, and delicate. Like La damnation de Faust â€• another of the composer's celebrated choral works â€• L'enfance du Christ combines dramatic action and theatricality with philosophical reflection and moments of serene contemplation. Although Berlioz was not an orthodox Christian, his portrayal of Christ's ultimate repose, "O mon Ã¢me," is "the nearest Berlioz ever came to a devoutly Christian mode of expression," according to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Reproduced from an authoritative score, this volume offers musicians and music lovers a high-quality, inexpensive edition of a masterpiece of sacred music.
Country USA
Brand Dover Publications
Manufacturer Dover Publications
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber DV408523
ReleaseDate 2015-01-21
UnitCount 1
UPCs 800759408528
EANs 9780486408521

L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25 in Full Score: Sacred Trilogy for Solo Voices, Chorus and Orchestra (Dover Choral Music Scores)