The Seven Sleepers A Sacred Oratorio

The Seven Sleepers is a sacred oratorio composed by Ludwig Giesebrecht in 1845. This book contains the full score of the oratorio as performed by the Philadelphia Sacred Music Society. The Seven Sleepers is a story from Christian tradition about seven young men who fall asleep in a cave and wake up 200 years later to find that the world has changed. The oratorio uses choral and solo vocal parts as well as instrumental accompaniment to tell the story of the Seven Sleepers and their journey through time. This book is a valuable resource for musicians and music lovers interested in sacred choral music from the mid-19th century.In Three Parts.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting preserving and promoting the world's literature in affordable high quality modern editions that are true to their original work.