Laudate Coeli Dominum

Instrumentation Available (Hmb196a): 2tpt In D, Timp, 2ob, 2vln, Viola, Cello, Bass And Full Score._x000D_Johann Adolf Hasse (born in Bergedorf, Germany on march 25, 1699 and_x000D_died in Venice on December 16,1783) spent the majority of his mature_x000D_life as a composer, alternating frequently between Dresden, Venice,_x000D_and Vienna. This edition of his Laudate Coeli Dominum is based upon_x000D_a hand-copied score by an unknown copyist. The piece begins with a_x000D_bass solo proclaiming the words "praise the Lord from the heavens",_x000D_repeated immediately by the choir. Each subsequent phrase is first_x000D_sung by the bass, and then answered by the choir, ending with the_x000D_words from Psalm 97:3 "the Lord hasmade his salvation known. He hasrevealed His justice."