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Berlioz, Hector
1803-1869
(b La Cote-Saint-Andre, Isere, 11 Dec 1803; d Paris, 8 March 1869). French
Te Deum, op.22 <1849>
solo tenor double chorus, optional children's chorus
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Number of real parts for winds and percussion, exclusive of doublings:
2 2[1.2/Eh] 2[1.2/bcl] 4 — 4 4[2tp, 2crt] 3 2 — tmp+3.
Tuba and ophicleide are in unison or octaves; 1 instrument is probably sufficient.
Berlioz wrote in a letter to Hans von Bülow that the tenor solo could be sung by a soprano.
Two additional movements, the Prélude and the March, are intended only for use on quasi-military occasions; see the following two entries. They are both included (the Prélude as an appendix) in the Bärenreiter edition score and parts of the complete work.
Source of text: Roman Catholic Breviary, with the order of verses modified by Berlioz; text sometimes attributed to Niceta of Remesiana. Language: Latin
2 2[1.2/Eh] 2[1.2/bcl] 4 — 4 4[2tp, 2crt] 3 2 — tmp+3.
Tuba and ophicleide are in unison or octaves; 1 instrument is probably sufficient.
Berlioz wrote in a letter to Hans von Bülow that the tenor solo could be sung by a soprano.
Two additional movements, the Prélude and the March, are intended only for use on quasi-military occasions; see the following two entries. They are both included (the Prélude as an appendix) in the Bärenreiter edition score and parts of the complete work.
Source of text: Roman Catholic Breviary, with the order of verses modified by Berlioz; text sometimes attributed to Niceta of Remesiana. Language: Latin
1. Te Deum (Hymne)
2. Tibi omnes (Hymne)
3. Dignare (Prière)
4. Christe, rex gloriae (Hymne)
5. Te ergo quaesumus (Prière)
6. Judex crederis (Hymne et prière)
2. Tibi omnes (Hymne)
3. Dignare (Prière)
4. Christe, rex gloriae (Hymne)
5. Te ergo quaesumus (Prière)
6. Judex crederis (Hymne et prière)
Additional info
Contents—1. Te Deum (Hymne); 2. Tibi omnes (Hymne); 3. Dignare (Prière); 4. Christe, rex gloriae (Hymne); 5. Te ergo quaesumus (Prière); 6. Judex crederis (Hymne et prière)
Contents—1. Te Deum (Hymne); 2. Tibi omnes (Hymne); 3. Dignare (Prière); 4. Christe, rex gloriae (Hymne); 5. Te ergo quaesumus (Prière); 6. Judex crederis (Hymne et prière)