In nativitatem Domini canticum H. 416 夏邦提耶馬克－安東尼 騎熊士版

夏朋蒂埃在巴黎聖路易教堂擔任音樂總監期間（約 1690 年）創作了《In nativitatem Domini canticum》。該作品繼承了卡裡西米及其同時代人清唱劇的傳統，但更容易被描述為 "大組曲 "或 "神聖史詩"，而這正是夏朋蒂埃擅長的體裁。這部作品很可能是為了在耶誕節的彌撒中演奏，因此具有路易十四時期巴黎的禮儀功能"

作曲家: Charpentier, Marc-Antoine
改編者: Schwindt, Joel
校訂者: Schwindt, Joel
樂器: voice with instruments 聲樂與器樂
出版社: Bärenreiter 騎熊士(小熊版)
原文簡介:
Charpentier composed “ In nativitatem Domini canticum ” during his period as maître de musique at the church of St Louis in Paris (around 1690). It is in the tradition of the oratorios of Carissimi and his contemporaries, but is more easily described as a “Grand Motet” or “Histoire sacrée ”, a genre in which Charpentier excelled. The work was probably intended for performance during mass on Christmas Day and thus had a liturgical function as was customary during the period of Louis XIV in Paris.

The text presents the Christmas story in three sections: the chorus of the faithful, the actual story of the birth of Jesus and the adoration of the shepherds in the fields. The music reveals a subtle mixture of French and Italian styles with dramatic elements.

For the first time this work, prepared by the acknowledged Charpentier expert Joel Schwindt , is presented in a scholarly-critical edition where all sources have been consulted.

A detailed foreword and critical commentary provide detailed information which fulfil all the criteria of an Urtext edition.

- First Urtext edition of this work

- An important addition to the repertoire for Christmas

- Straightforward, clear piano reduction

- Foreword (Ger/Eng) and critical commentary (Eng)