Kempter Pastoral Mass in G Sheet Music — Op. 24

Two PDFs with 309 pages in total. The first holds the conductor’s full score (69 pages) and every part: Flute, Clarinet in B-flat 1 and 2, Horn in F 1 and 2, Trumpet in B-flat 1 and 2, Timpani, an SATB choir score (28 pages), separate Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass parts, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass and Organ (17 pages). The second is the SATB choral score with organ (53 pages) — the same file as the Choral Score edition. All A4, print-ready and tablet-friendly, delivered immediately after purchase.

This edition is scored for SATB choir with solo passages for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, flute, 2 clarinets in B-flat, 2 horns in F, 2 trumpets in B-flat, timpani, organ, Violin I, Violin II, viola, violoncello and double bass. Library catalogues of Kempter’s original list the flute, clarinets, horns, trumpets and timpani as non-obligatory, with strings and organ as the core — which is why the mass also works with strings and organ, or with organ alone from the choral score.

About 17 minutes for all six movements, calculated from the printed metronome marks — roughly Kyrie 2½ minutes, Gloria 4½, Credo 4½, Sanctus 1, Benedictus 1½ and Agnus Dei 2½. That fits comfortably into a Christmas Eve or Christmas Day liturgy, and it makes a substantial first half of an Advent or Christmas concert.

No. Kempter writes the solo passages inside the four choir voices rather than as separate solo movements — they are marked “Solo” and “Tutti” in the score and parts. Four soloists give a feast day extra brilliance, but the traditional and most practical solution is a quartet drawn from your own choir.

Yes. The choral score contains the complete organ part on the same pages as the four voices, so choir and organist can perform the whole mass from it — ideal for a small church, a second Christmas service or the whole rehearsal phase. That is why it is also sold on its own. Adding strings, then winds and timpani, scales the same material up to the full festive scoring.

Grade 3 — comfortable for church, community and semi-professional choirs and for amateur and semi-professional orchestras. The choral writing is largely homophonic and the tempos are moderate (Andante to Allegro); the work lies in a light, dancing 6/8, clean Latin diction and confident solo entries rather than in technical difficulty.

Kempter’s music is in the public domain; a performance library is not. Printed material for this mass is traditionally sold as separate items — a conductor’s score, choral scores, a wind set and a string set — ordered and posted. This edition gives you the full score, every individual part, separate Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass parts and a choral score with the organ written out on the page, freshly engraved and laid out for performance, as one instant download that you can print as often as your choir and orchestra need.

The Choral Score with Organ (€49.90) is the SATB vocal score with the complete organ part — everything a choir and organist need to rehearse and to perform the mass in a service. The Complete Edition (€89.90 launch price, regular price €119.00) contains that same choral score plus the conductor’s score, an SATB choir score and all 19 parts for winds, timpani, strings, organ and the four voices — from the rehearsal room to the full Christmas performance without buying anything else.

Yes. Kempter sets the complete Latin Ordinary — Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei with Dona nobis pacem — and the text is underlaid in the full score, the choral scores and every voice part.

Kempter’s composition is in the public domain, so no royalties are due for the work itself. This edition is published by Edition Zeitlos, Austria, and your purchase licenses you to print the parts for your own ensemble and to perform the mass with the purchasing ensemble in concert and liturgy — you own the files, there is no rental and no return deadline. Any reporting of the public performance to a performing-rights society (GEMA/AKM/SUISA, or ASCAP/BMI/PRS elsewhere) is handled by the organiser as usual. Because the complete files are delivered immediately, downloads cannot be refunded; please study the score previews on this page, and contact us for extended sample pages before buying if you would like to see more.

Yes — bespoke adaptation is a core service of Paul Lorenz. Transpositions for your soloists, reduced or alternative scorings (for example brass instead of woodwinds, or a string quintet with organ), additional parts or a voicing adapted to the singers you actually have this Christmas are available on request. Please ask before you buy.