Song of the angels (Gloria)
( Gloria in excelsis Deo )
... to La Jeunesse Northumberland Girls' Choir, Marie Anderson and Deirdre Morrell, Co-founders ...
Sirett, Mark G (born in 1952) [ Canada ]
Edition
Published by
Boosey & Hawkes Inc.
[USA]
, 2007
Ref. :
M051-47492-9
, "Choral Music Experience-Holiday Lights"
ISMN/ISBN :
9790051742929
Description
Text in:
Latin
; English
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Concert ; Avant garde
Mood of the piece:
serene ; mystical ; joyous ; mysterious
Type of Choir:
SSAA (4 children OR women voices )
Soloist(s):
Soprano + Alto (2 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Percussion
(3 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Suspended cymbal (1) ; Finger cymbals ; Chimes ; Handbell
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
E lydian ; clusters
Duration:
5.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas ; General
Source of text:
Latin
Comment(s):
This work was a stunning success at the international choral festival in Preveza, Greece. An evocative setting of the Gloria. Elegant and fluid lines suggestive of Gregorian chant are changed into a freely sung soundscape of great beauty and richness.
