Faure Requiem (1893 version): Vocal score (Classic Choral Works)

Gabriel Faure

ISBN 10: 0193361035 / ISBN 13: 9780193361034

Published by OUP Oxford, 1985

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Faure Requiem (1893 version): Vocal score (Classic Choral Works)
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0193361035
• ISBN 13: 9780193361034
• Binding: sheet_music
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

for soprano and baritone soloists, SATB chorus, and the composer's original chamber instrumentation
This edition presents Fauré's masterpiece in a form which accords with his original intention that it should be a liturgical Requiem with accompaniment of organ and chamber ensemble. The 1893 version is an expansion of Fauré's original, prepared by the composer for a performance at the Church of the Madeleine in Paris and containing two additional movements, the Offertoire and the Libera me. In contrast to the fully orchestrated version that was published in 1900, this edition preserves the original chamber instrumentation, and it also contains a full English translation by John Rutter. Complete orchestral and vocal material is available on hire/rental, and the vocal score, full score, and parts are also available on sale.

About the Author

John Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his compositions, including such concert-length works as Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, The Gift of Life, and Visions are performed around the world. John edits the Oxford Choral Classics series, and, with Sir David Willcocks, co-edited four volumes of Carols for Choirs. In 1983 he formed his own choir The Cambridge Singers, with whom he has made numerous recordings on the Collegium Records label, and he appears regularly in several countries as a guest conductor and choral ambassador. John holds a Lambeth Doctorate in Music, and was awarded a CBE for services to music in 2007.