| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 8 |
|---|---|
| First Publication | by 1869 |
| Genre Categories | Masses; Religious works; For male chorus, orchestra; |
| Work Title | Noël, Op.87 |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | Trois messes solennelles, No.1 |
| Composer | Fauconier, Benoit Constant |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.87 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IBF 2 |
| Key | G major |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 8 |
| First Publication. | by 1869 |
| Librettist | Mass (traditional) with offertory (Ecce panis) |
| Language | Latin |
| Dedication | Double dedication: Le Prince de Chimay (Trois messes solennelles); Pope Pius IX (Noël, Op.87) |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Men's chorus (at least 3 tenors and 2 basses), flute, oboe, clarinets in B♭, bassoons, horns in D, trumpets (Pistons), 3 trombones, timpani, strings |
Possibly published in or near the 1860s (like the composer's opp. 82 and 86, according to HMB.) Chorus consisting, I think, of 3 tenors (in the Ecce panis) and 2 basses, sometimes singing as a group and sometimes solo (e.g. 2me Bass solo during the Credo.) St. Pancras library thinks 1869, which seems right. It is advertised in Le Guide Musicale volume 15 from 8 April 1869 along with two other masses (no.2 Paques and no.4 Assomption) by Fauconier, so first publication was no later than that year. (Advertisement gives Sannes of Brussels as the publisher - the Schott edition, though also of Brussels, might be a later one, possibly from the 1880s or so?)
