Baerenreiter Verlag Super Flumina Babylonis - Saint-Saens - Score, Urtext Edition - Soprano Solo, Mixed Choir (Satb), Saxophone Quartet, Organ, Strings Super Flumina Babylonis - Saint-Saens - Score, Urtext Edition - Soprano Solo, Mixed Choir (Satb), Saxophone Quartet, Organ, Strings

Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
Editor: Christina M. Stahl
Format: Score, Urtext edition
Instrumentation: Soprano solo, Mixed choir (SATB), Saxophone quartet, Organ, Strings
Language: Latin

Psalm 137, "Super flumina Babylonis", was an inspiration for many composers, including Camille Saint-Saens. He repeatedly returned to his psalm motet for solo soprano, mixed choir, saxophone quartet, string orchestra and organ, originally composed in 1854. This first version in Latin - he composed a total of four versions - is available for the first time in a performing Urtext edition after careful consideration of all sources.
Saint-Saens lived up to his reputation as an innovative composer by exploring the use of this family of instruments in sacred music just a few years after the invention of the saxophone. The successful combination of vocal parts and saxophone creates a special sound experience.