Ich werde nicht sterben, Ich danke dir, Herr (Score) How beautiful is thy dwelling place The three-verse hymn "Wachet auf

The three-verse hymn "Wachet auf

Mozart’s Missa in C K

A set of single parts for the "Missa canonica" by Francesco Gasparini in an instrumentation by Bach were recently discovered in the collection of the former "Ephoralbibliothek Weißenfels"

with lyrical soloistic parts and a modest choral part combine to create a basic pastoral mood which has led this Christmas Oratorio to become one of the most performed works by Saint-Saëns

but provides scope for emphasizing the varied elements of his sound picture

Ich werde nicht sterben, Ich danke dir, Herr (Score) How beautiful is thy dwelling place The three-verse hymn "Wachet aufSymphoniae sacrae II