Church Music for Orchestra

Das Requiem von Gabriel Fauré liegt bei Carus in zwei Fassungen vor, der 1900 abgeschlossenen 'sinfonischen Fassung' sowie einer rekonstruierten Fassung mit kleinem Orchester von 1889. - kritische Aus...

Missa in C major "Coronation Mass"

Mozart’s magnificent unfinished 'Great Mass in C minor K. 427' is impressive not only for its monumentality and musical beauty but for its fragmentary state which has fascinated scholars and performer...

Although Bach's Mass in B minor is one of the most frequently performed works by the Cantor of St. Thomas's, it is full of puzzles and problems. This applies not only to the question, still unanswered...

Full score for John Rutter's arrangement of Joy to the World. The carol is available as both an individual choral leaflet and as part of the Christmas collection Joy to the World; this score is compat...

Commissioned for the millennium by Britain's Royal Armouries and dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo crisis, this work is a contemporary example of a mass based on the 15th-century French song L'ho...

It is regarded by many as his masterpiece in the non-operatic sphere: Britten's War Requiem, premiered in 1962 to celebrate the opening of the new cathedral at Coventry, built to replace the one destr...

Zu Unrecht ist Diabellis Kirchenmusik weitgehend in Vergessenheit geraten, dabei schafft der österreichische Komponist der Bieder­meierzeit in der 'Pastoral-Messe in F' den Spagat zwischen künstlerisc...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Requiem, sein letztes und von ihm unvollendet hinterlassenes Werk, blieb lange Zeit legendenumwoben, ehe sich das Dunkel um seine Entstehung lichtete. Mozart machte sich an di...

Anton Bruckner composed his first mass, the Mass in D minor, in 1864 in just four months. It was not ready in time for the Kaiser Franz Joseph I's birthday, as planned, but was first performed on 20 N...

Even during Ludwig van Beethoven's lifetime, the composer was so revered that contemporaries arranged his music – mostly the well-known instrumental works – for choir. In some cases, he may even have...

For the funeral rites after the death of King Augustus I. of Saxony ('Augustus the Strong'), Zelenka composed the Requiem in D (ZWV 46) and the Officium Defunctorum (ZWV 47), both integral parts of th...

The 'Messiah' occupies a unique position in Handel's work. It is one of the most renowned works of this composer's monumental output. It has often been said that Handel composed the 'Messiah' for his...

> The tried-and-tested content of the complete edition volumes now in affordable soft-cover scores > Forewords in German and now also in English How practical! Towering masterpieces of choral music hi...

Klavierauszug nach der Neuen Mozart-Ausgabe. Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor-SATB, Oboe (2), Trompete (2), Posaune (3), Pauke, Streicher, Orgel - Klavierauszug

2nd version in D major with 4 interludes of the E flat major version (transposed). Urtext of the New Bach Edition. Soprano solo (2), alto solo, tenor solo, bass solo, mixed choir-SSATB, flute (2), obo...

It is regarded by many as his masterpiece in the non-operatic sphere: Britten's War Requiem, premiered in 1962 to celebrate the opening of the new cathedral at Coventry, built to replace the one destr...

As an acclaimed opera composer, Georges Bizet admitted that he had no real sensibility for sacred music. His Te Deum is nonetheless a truly fascinating and highly expressive work. From the majestic “T...

Mendelssohn describes to his friend Klingemann the 1840 work as 'a 'symphony for chorus and orchestra'… First three symphonic movements, to which 12 choral- and solo- movements are appendaged; the wor...

For this work carus music the choir app, is available. In addition to the vocal score and a recording, the app offers a coach which helps to learn the choral parts. Please find more information at www...

Für vier Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester (zum ersten Jahrestag des Todes von Alessandro Manzoni).

The opening of Charpentier's Te Deum was made known largely by its use as the signature tune of 'Eurovision' but more recently has been very popular at weddings or indeed just as an excellent stately...

Francis Poulenc's 6 movement Gloria for Soprano and Mixed Choir with a Piano reduction of the original orchestral material.

for SATB and orchestra John Rutter's setting of the Te Deum is jubilant, straightforward, and appealing. It is well-suited to performance in choral concerts as well as sacred settings. Material for th...

John Rutter's setting of the Te Deum is jubilant, straightforward, and appealing. It is well-suited to performance in choral concerts as well as sacred settings. Material for this orchestral version,...