In Nativitatem Domini Canticum, H. 416 (Recent Researches in the Music of the Baroque Era)

by Marc-Antoine Charpentier

This critical edition of Marc-Antoine Charpentier?s In nativitatem Domini canticum, H. 416, is the first ever to appear in print, despite a fine recording by William Christie and Les Arts Florissants in 1983. The piece is variously categorized as an oratorio or dramatic motet and may be Charpentier?s finest effort in this genre. Its anonymous libretto brings together an opening "Advent" portion based on Psalm 12:1 with a dramatic retelling of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895796678
• ISBN13: 9780895796677
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: A-R Editions
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.8" x 0.3" x 8.8"