Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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Composition Year | 1858-08-17 (completion date), Berlin |
Genre Categories | Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; |
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Work Title | Kerstmis |
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Alternative. Title | Noël |
Composer | Benoit, Peter |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IPB 33 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1858-08-17 (completion date), Berlin |
First Performance. | 1859-12-25 — Brussels, Collegiale Sint-Goedele |
Librettist | traditional |
Language | Latin |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: tenor (or soprano) Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (C), 2 bassoons, 2 horns (C), 2 trumpets (C) + timpani + harp + organ + strings |
External Links | Peter Benoit - Oeuvrecatalogus |
Kerstmis is the first of Benoit's religious tetralogy (the other parts being the Mass, Te Deum, and the Requiem). Benoit's manuscript identifies the soloist as a tenor but the published version merely states "solo," and Benoit's Oeuvrecatalogus does not give soprano as an option