O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM PURCHASE:Print Bass Clarinet

Bass Clarinet

Duration – slightly over 2:00

Medieval Christmas Fantasy is a delightfully modern version of five carols dating from the thirteenth through sixteenth centuries

The new lyrics (not a translation) probably saved the carol from becoming lost to the ravages of time

one of Felix Mendelssohn’s teachers

O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM PURCHASE:Print Bass ClarinetHummingbird Music Publishers O Magnum Mysterium Watch Score VideoView Score O Magnum Mysterium has been part of the Catholic Christmas Mass since at least the tenth century. In the early sixteenth century composers began creating choral versions of the text. Among them was Paolo Aretino (1508 1584). The work transcribes nicely for a six part brass ensemble, especially in a reverberant space. Though technically easy, the music requires a great deal of