The new, definitive edition of the choral masterwork edited by Dr. Elmer Thomas of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. As with his extremely successful and widely acclaimed edition of Vivaldi's "Gloria," Dr. Thomas has carefully preserved the composer's originalmarkings, while judiciously adding his own clearly indicated performance suggestions. The result is a scholarly, clean, and eminently usable edition of one of the more accessible masterworks. Another outstanding feature of this series of choral masterworks is the professionally produced orchestral accompaniment tape. This will serve you well if budget or space restrictions prohibit the use of a full orchestra. The orchestral parts and conductor's score are available for purchase, however, in a fully engraved and printed format. Hard-to-read and oft-erased rented manuscripts are gone forever! Performance time: approximately 30 minutes.