Rossini is often considered to be, above all, a secular composer, and, to be honest, some of his holy masses are, well, not exactly holy. Any errors found in this score should be notified by email to. Gioachino antonio rossini 1792 1868 was an italian composer of sacred music as well as operas. The bass underlay in no 7 bars 231232 has been changed. Rossini, gioacchino gioacchino rossini 29 february 1792 november 1868. This work was rossinis last major composition and dates from 1863. Rossini also marked that the soloists should sing with the chorus. O salutaris hostia english o saving host is the penultimate stanza of the hymn verbum supernum prodiens, composed by st. O salutaris hostia latin, o saving victim or o saving sacrifice, is a section of one of the eucharistic hymns written by st thomas aquinas for the feast of corpus christi. Punctuation has been introduced it is absent in ricordi where this might assist phrasing and breathing.
Gioachino rossinis petite messe solennelle little solemn mass was written in 1863, possibly. All 84 recordings 5 naxos 54 s scores 68 p parts 20 v vocal scores 40 a arrangements and transcriptions 38 l librettos 9 adelaide di borgogna. The bass underlay in no 7 bars 231232 has been changed to be consistent with similar passages elsewhere and some phrase endings have been shortened to facilitate breathing. Giaochino rossini chorus for mixed voices 1857 o salutaris. It is actually the last two stanzas of the hymn verbum supernum prodiens, and is used for the adoration of the blessed sacrament.
This would require a prodigious effort on the part of the soloists and modern concert. O salutaris hostia hymn gioacchino rossini sheet music to. O salutaris hostia is a moving, homophonic motet for unaccompanied. The extended work is a missa solemnis, but rossini labeled it, not without irony, petite little.
Grove music lists this as an satb chorus with no keyboard. Download rossini o salutaris hostia in pdf and mp3 for free and without s from. Thomas aquinas for the hour of lauds in the office of the feast of corpus christi. O salutaris hostia rossini from cda66669 hyperion records. This stanza and the final stanza, or doxology uni trinoque domino, have been selected to form a separate hymn for benediction of the most blessed sacrament. O salutaris hostia eriks esenvalds score animation youtube. He wrote it for the hour of lauds in the divine office. For the most part, the keyboard part in the 1868 edition is a duplicate of the 4 voices, but there are. Instrumentation various choral combinations, organ ad lib. Sacred aria for soprano conductor stephen cleobury piano 1 katia labeque piano marielle labeque harmonium david briggs choir of kings college,cambridge 1982. Rossini o salutaris hostia download free sheet music musopen.