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Super flumina Babilonis
Title
Super flumina Babilonis / Charles-Hubert Gervais ; edited by Jean-Paul Montagnier.
ISBN
9781987204087
9780895793942
Publication
Middleton, Wisconsin : A-R Editions, Inc., 2020.
Copyright Notice Date
©1998
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 score (xv, 55 pages, 2 pages of plates)) : facsimiles.
Local Notes
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Notes
Motet.
For solo voices (SABar), chorus (SSATBarB), and orchestra.
Edited from the holograph score in the Bibliothèque nationale, Paris (Rés. Vm¹ 176).
Latin words, also printed as text with English translation on page xv.
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Summary
"Charles-Hubert Gervais (1671-1744), highly regarded in his time, was the only composer of the ancien régime who worked as intendant of music for Philippe II of Orléans and as sous-maître de la musique for Louis XV's Chapelle Royale. In spite of these distinguished positions, his life and works have scarcely attracted the interest of scholars. By bringing into focus Gervais's setting of Psalm 136, new light is shed on the musical activity at Louis XV's court. With Gervais's Super flumina Babilonis available for the first time, scholars can compare it with de Lalande's motet based on the same psalm. Such a comparison will prove that Gervais was a competent and original successor to de Lalande, a conclusion which may explain why Gervais's motet was sung at the Chapelle as late as 1792." -- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Recent researches in music online. Legacy.
Other formats
Print version: Gervais, Charles-Hubert, 1671-1744,. Super flumina Babilonis. Madison, Wisconsin : A-R Editions, Inc., 1998.
Format
Music Scores / Online
Language
Latin
Added to Catalog
March 29, 2023
Series
Recent researches in the music of the Baroque Era ; 84
Recent researches in Music Online,
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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Electronic books.
Motets.
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