Arvo Pärt
*11.09.1935

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Arvo Pärt
Cantique des degrés | for mixed choir and orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1999/2002
Scored for: for mixed choir and orchestra
Composer: Arvo Pärt
Text Source: Bible, psalm 121 (120)
Original Language: Lateinisch
Choir: SATB
Instrumentation: 2 2 2 2 - 4 2 2 1 - timp, perc, str
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute; 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; tuba; timpani; percussion; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Commissioned by: Œuvre commandée par S.A.R. la Princesse de Hanovre à l'occasion de la Célébration du 50ème Anniversaire de Règne de S.A.S. le Prince Souverain Rainier III de Monaco, créée le 19 novembre 1999, lors de la Messe d'Action de Grâce à la Cathédrale de Monaco
Duration (min): 7
Dedication: À Son Altesse Sérénissime le Prince Rainier III de Monaco

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World Première
Location: Cathedral Monaco / Monaco
Date: 19.11.1999
Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo
Choir: Choeur de l'Opéra de Monte Carlo
Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste
Work Introduction

Following an initiative by Princess Caroline of Monaco/Hannover to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the reign of his Highness, Prince Rainier III of Monaco, composer Arvo Pärt was commissioned to compose a work for choir and orchestra. The finished work, Cantique des degrés, received its [...]

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