Christus, S.3 (Liszt, Franz)

		Movements/Sections 3 sections, 14 pieces Composition Year 1866–72 Genre Categories Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; For mixed chorus, organ, orchestra; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the organ; Scores featuring the orchestra; For chorus with orchestra; Latin language; German language; For piano (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the piano

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (3)
• Vocal Scores (6)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (3)

Full Scores

 Part I (S.3/1–5) (Preview)
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 Part II (S.3/6–10) (Preview)
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 Part III (S.3/11–14) (Preview)
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Editor:

First edition

Language:

Latin

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt, n.d. Plate 2410.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Originally scanned at about 160pi, converted to 600dpi monochrome.

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Vocal Scores

Complete

 Part I (S.3/1–5)
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 Part II (S.3/6–10)
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 Part III (S.3/11–14)
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Ralph Theo Misch (2010/3/14)

Editor:

First edition

Language:

Latin and German

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: J. Schuberth & Co., n.d.[1872]. Plate 4933.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Nos.4 and 5 are identical to 2 Orchesterstücke aus Christus, S.498b (see below)

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Selections

 7. Pater noster (S.3/7)
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 13. O filii et filiae (S.3/13)
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Funper (2007/10/6)

Editor:

Marco Voli

Language:

Latin

Publisher Info.:

Choral Public Domain Library, 2001

Copyright:

Personal [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Free use. ("Use all the material freely")[1]

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 Choruses (no reduction) (EU)
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Tom3 (2012/2/18)

Editor:

Darvas Gábor (1911-1985)

Publisher Info.:

Budapest: Editio Musica Budapest, 1972.

Reprinted:

Zurich: Edition Eulenburg, n.d.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano solo (Liszt)

 4. Hirtengesang an der Krippe (S.498b/1)
5. Die heiligen drei Könige (S.498b/2)
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Guifré (2010/4/21)

Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: J. Schuberth & Co., n.d.[1872]. Plate 4933.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Extracted from the composer's vocal score

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 4. Hirtengesang an der Krippe (S.498b/1)
5. Die heiligen drei Könige (S.498b/2) (scan) (EU) (Preview)
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 4. Hirtengesang an der Krippe (S.498b/1)
5. Die heiligen drei Könige (S.498b/2) (filter) (EU) (Preview)
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Editor:

Imre Mező (1932–)
Imre Sulyok (1912–2008)

Publisher Info.:

Neue Liszt-Ausgabe. Serie 1, Band 16
Budapest: Editio Musica / Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1982. Plate Z.8859.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

scan: score scanned at 600dpi
filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning
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For Piano solo (Stradal)

See: Fantasy on Three Movements from Liszt's 'Christus' by August Stradal

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General Information

Work Title	Christus
Alternative Title	Oratorium nach Texten aus der heiligen Schrift und der Katholichen Liturgie

Composer	Liszt, Franz
Opus/Catalogue Number	S.3 ; LW.I7
Movements/Sections	3 sections, 14 pieces
Year/Date of Composition	1866–72
First Performance	1873-05-29 in Weimar I. Oratorium in Nativitate Domini / Weihnachts-Oratorium 1. Rorate coeli / Einleitung 2. Angelus Domini / Pastorale und Verkündigung des Engels 3. Stabat Mater speciosa / Hymnus 4. Hirtenspiel an der Krippe / Pastorale 5. Et ecce stella / Die heiligen drei Könige Marsch II. Post Epiphaniam / Nach Epiphania 6. Beati pauperes spiritu / Die Seligpreisungen (based on Die Seligkeiten, S.25) 7. Pater noster / Gebet (based on Pater noster II, S.29) 8. Tu es Petrus / Die Gründung der Kirche (based on Pio IX, S.261) 9. Et ecce motus magnus / Das Wunder 10. Hosanna, benedictus qui venit / Der Einzug in Jerusalem III. Passio et resurrectio / Passion und Auferstehung 11. Tristis est anima mea 12. Stabat Mater dolorosa 13. O filii et filiae / Hymnus Paschalis 14. Resurrexit!
First Publication	1872
Librettist	Biblical and liturgical texts
Language	Latin / German
Average Duration	110 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass voices, Mixed Chorus + 2 Flutes/Piccolo, 2 Oboes/English Horn, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, Harp, Organ, Strings
External Links	Wikipedia article The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive

Misc. Comments

Version History

• Composed for voices, mixed chorus, organ and orchestra, 1866–72 (= S.3), including revised versions of some earlier compositions (noted above)

Published 1872 by Schuberth (Leipzig)

• Nos.4 and 5 arranged for solo piano, 1862–66, as Zwei Orchesterstücke aus dem Oratorium Christus (= S.498b)

Published 1872 by Schuberth (Leipzig)

• Nos.4 and 5 arranged for piano 4 hands, 1866–72?, as Zwei Orchestersätze aus dem Oratorium Christus (= S.579)

Published 1873 by Schuberth (Leipzig)

• No.8 arranged for organ (or harmonium or pedal piano), 1867, as Tu es Petrus aus dem Oratorio Christus (= S.664/1)

Published 1867 by Repos (Paris)

• No.8 arranged for organ (simplified), 1867 (= S.664/2)

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