• Expansion of the classical repertoire with masterpieces of the genre
• Includes previously unpublished works
• Explanation of questions of interpretation in the Foreword (Ger/Fr/Eng)

This anthology contains a selection of thirty sacred songs from Charles Gounod to Jehan Alain for solo voice with an organ (harmonium/piano) accompaniment. The collection is dedicated exclusively to French composers and can be used for both concerts and church services. The vocal works which are listed in chronological order represent a highly fascinating repertoire, that invites the study of the development of the solo motet genre.

In addition to the 27 motets in Latin, the edition contains two French settings of the Lord’s Prayer as well as a vocalise. Well-known motets such as César Franck’s “Panis angelicus” or Gabriel Fauré’s “O salutaris” stand alongside previously unpublished works, including settings of the Lord’s Prayer by André Caplet and Émile Goué as well as the two motets “O salutaris” each with an additional instrumental part (violin, violin/ flute respectively) by Joseph-Ermend Bonnal, which are published here for the first time. Furthermore, long out-of-print pieces such as Eugène Gigout’s “Tota pulchra es” and Marcel Dupré’s “Memorare” are made available here again.

In the Introduction (Ger/Fr/Eng), editor Helga Schauerte-Maubouet presents the musical sources and the historical context, and addresses questions of interpretation, such as the pronunciation of the Latin text. All Latin texts are provided with translations in three languages.

Content:
1. O salutaris (Charles Gounod)
2. Ecce panis (César Franck)
3. Panis angelicus (César Franck)
4. Panis angelicus (Camille Saint-Saëns)
5. Ave verum (Théodore Dubois)
6. Agnus Dei (Théodore Dubois)
7. O salutaris (Théodore Dubois)
8. Ego mater (Théodore Dubois)
9. Tota pulchra es, Maria (Eugène Gigout)
10. Ave Maria (Charles-Marie Widor)
11. O salutaris (Charles-Marie Widor)
12. O salutaris (Gabriel Fauré)
13. Ave verum (Ernest Chausson)
14. Tota pulchra es, Maria (Ernest Chausson)
15. Pater noster (Ernest Chausson)
16. O salutaris (Léon Boëllmann)
17. Ave verum (Léon Boëllmann)
18. Ave Maria (Louis Vierne)
19. Ave verum (Louis Vierne)
20. Tantum ergo (Louis Vierne)
21. O salutaris (Charles Quef)
22. Pater noster (André Caplet)
23. Notre Père (Achille Philip)
24. Pater noster (Maurice Reuchsel)
25. O salutaris, 1903 (Ermend Bonnal)
26. O salutaris, 1911 (Ermend Bonnal)
27. Memorare (Marcel Dupré)
28. Notre Père (Émile Goué)
29. O quam suavis est (Jehan Alain)
30. Vocalise dorienne (Jehan Alain)