| 作曲者 | Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)・カミーユ・サン＝サーンス |
| タイトル | Super flumina Babylonis（ヴォーカル・スコア） |
| 出版社 | Bärenreiter・ベーレンライター |
| 楽器編成 | Soprano solo, Mixed choir (SATB), Saxophone quartet, Organ, Strings |
| 楽器編成（詳細） | Soprano solo, Mixed choir (SATB), Violin (2), Viola, Violoncello, Double bass, Soprano saxophone, Alto saxophone, Tenor saxophone, Baritone saxophone, Organ |
| 品番 | 979-0006567034 |
| 校訂者 | Christina M. Stahl |
| 言語 | ラテン語 |
| 形状 | xvi, 18 ページ・27 x 19 cm・121 g・ソフトカバー |
| 出版年 | 2020年 |
| 出版番号 | BA 11305-90 |
| ISMN | 979-0006567034 |
| その他 | First edition |
Psalm 137 "Super flumina Babylonis" also known as "By the rivers of Babylon" was an inspiration for many composers including Camille Saint-Saëns. He repeatedly occupied himself with his psalm motet for solo soprano, mixed choir, saxophone quartet, string orchestra and organ, originally composed in 1854. Two of the four versions – the first version in Latin and a much later version in English for alto solo, SATB choir and piano – are now available for the first time in Urtext performing editions taking a meticulous account of all the sources.
Saint-Saëns lived up to his reputation as an innovative composer by exploring the use of the saxophone family in sacred music just a few years after the invention of these instruments. The successful combination of voice and saxophone creates a special sound experience.
- Urtext edition of the first composition in music history with saxophone quartet
- With valuable notes on performance practice, in particular on the Gallican pronunciation of the Latin text