(Izdošanas datums: 2018, Book [Softcover], Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780193525740)
This short sacred work for unaccompanied mixed choir is a highly atmospheric setting of the poet Henry Vaughans mystical and enigmatic poem of the same name. Written for the choir of St Peters College, Oxford, the work has asonorous quality and use...Lasīt vairāk
Written for the Choir of St Marys Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, The Presence sets lines from Psalms 18, 27, 36, 112, and 119. It was inspired by A. E. Borthwicks painting of the same title, which hangs in St Marys, and thetexts chosen are mai...Lasīt vairāk
Skemptons setting of the Preces and Responses is simple, well-crafted, and harmonically rewarding, and is perfect for choirs seeking new material for the liturgy....Lasīt vairāk
for SSATB unaccompanied This anthem sets lines from Psalm 139, 1 Thessalonians, and 1 John, moving from an unsettled tonality at the beginning, through anguished false relations and wistful expressivity, to find triumphant resolution in a blazing A m...Lasīt vairāk
for SATB unaccompanied This anthem juxtaposes the words of the Antiphon for the Washing of Feet on Maundy Thursday with John Boyle OReillys poem A White Rose. Jackson combines lyrical polyphonic phrases for upper and lower voices with atmospheric...Lasīt vairāk
for SATB unaccompanied Like as the hart sets reflective yet fervent words from Psalm 42. The vocal writing is emotive and expressive, and the fluctuating metres perfectly complement the rhythm adopted by the psalmist when penning this devotion....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 2016, Book [Softcover], Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780193395268)
This is a setting of the words used to conclude a communion service: The Mass is ended, thanks be to God. The tenors heraldic opening leads into the highly rhythmic Deo Gratias section. Ideal for the end of a festal orcelebratory Mass....Lasīt vairāk
Michael Finnissys John the Baptist won the 2015 British Composer Award in the Liturgical Category. Commissioned by St Johns College, Cambridge, for Advent 2014, the piece recalls the folk music of theMiddle East, and alternate...Lasīt vairāk
for SSA and organ The organ part is supportive, but full of interest and not merely accompanimental. Particularly memorable are the jaunty Gloria, with its constantly shifting time-signatures, and the haunting Agnus Dei....Lasīt vairāk
for SSA(A)TB unaccompanied This attractive motet was written for performance alongside Brahmss Requiem. The gracefully sculpted music clothes the text with touching melodies, expressive harmonies and varied sonorities....Lasīt vairāk
for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied This serene communion motet sets the last two verses of the Pangue Lingua and oscillates between 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures. The melodic lines are expressive and at times melismatic, and the divisi in all part...Lasīt vairāk
for SATB and organ This setting of the well-known All Saints Day text juxtaposes flowing melodic lines in the sopranos with rich homophonic passages, each bringing the text to the fore. The organ plays a prominent role, providing gentle undulating ac...Lasīt vairāk
for SSATB unaccompanied Setting part of a Eucharistic hymn text by Thomas Aquinas, this piece is suitable for liturgical or concert use. Flowing and expressive, it features homophonic sections, melismatic lines, and optional soaring soprano solos. Ad...Lasīt vairāk
A challenging yet delicate anthem, with subtle key-signature changes, Vocal divisions in up to eight parts, and alternating homophonic and polyphonic passages, the piece combines excerpts from the synonymous medieval hymn and Wordsworths po...Lasīt vairāk
In this spacious motet Jackson creates an original sound-world in praise of the Virgin Mary. Traditional Latin texts are combined with a Christina Rossetti poem celebrating the Annunciation....Lasīt vairāk
for soprano solo and SSATB unaccompanied Setting a text spoken by Nurse Edith Cavell on the eve of her execution in 1915 and re-fashioned by the poet Sean Street, McDowall has created a work of haunting beauty. It is equally suitable for funerals and...Lasīt vairāk
for SATB (with divisions) and soprano saxophone Setting the original Latin text of the hymn better known as Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding, Jackson contrasts homophonic choral parts with light interjections from the saxophone. The result is a...Lasīt vairāk
