This beautiful motet, composed for the royal chapel of Louis XV in Versailles on the model recently established by Lalande, linking short musical passages of symphonies, solo, duets and choirs to be as near as possible to the feeling of the text. It could be performed by 5 singers (SSATB), a mixed choir (SSATBB) and an orchestra (flutes, violins, violas basses and continuo).

Written in the beginning of the 18th century, the music of Benedic anima mea Domino, from psalm 103, is incompletely preserved: we only know the parts for the dessus (violins and woodwinds), the basses, the choir and the vocal soloists. The Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles began the large task of restoring the lost inner parts of the orchestra, beginning with a study of the style of the composer, the knowledge of practices current in the period and analysis of the scores. Then, the majestic French grand motet finds again its characteristic colour of the five part orchestra. And musicians should discover and perform again this composer, famous in his time, and his sensible music, in the golden age of baroque.

The publication is available as conductor, choir part and set of instrumental parts.

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