Sacred works occupy a large part of Charles Gounod’s oeuvre. It was the Messe solennelle en l’honneur de Sainte Cécile that established his fame as a church composer. Its melodic invention and effective handling of the orchestra reveal a close proximity to opera. This Urtext edition is based not only on the original print of 1856 but also on copyists’ manuscripts and autograph sources. Rounding off this well-researched Urtext edition are an informative Introduction and a detailed Critical Commentary. The edition is being published to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Gounod’s birth.
| Arrangement | Mixed Choir, Orchestra, Voice |
| Format | Vocal Score |
| NumberOfPages | 73 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Bärenreiter-Verlag |
| Contributors | Gounod, Charles(Composer) Schellevis, Hans(Artist) |
| Language | English, French, German |
| ISMN | 9790006564002 |