Mass in Times of Struggle (1998)

Kyrie - Gloria - Sanctus - O Salutaris - Agnus Dei

... for the Madison Boychoir ...

Krunnfusz, Dan (born in 1955) [ USA ]

Edition
Published by Boosey & Hawkes Inc. [USA] , 2002
Ref. : M-051-32971-1  (26 p.) , "Betty Bertaux Series"
 
Description
Text in: Latin
Epoque: 20 ; 21st century  (1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Mass
Mood of the piece: anxious ; dissonant ; frantic ; allegoric ; irregular beat ; pleading ; calm
Type of Choir: SSAA  (4 boy choir OR women voices )
Soloist(s): S(3) OR A(3)  (6 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): D
Tonality: various ; clusters ; modal
Duration: 15.0 min.
Origin: USA
Comment(s): Each movement has a somewhat different style, from the highly dissonant Kyrie to the somewhat allegorical O Salutaris to the gentle Agnus Dei. The entire work is challenging, though the Sanctus is quite easy. A very challenging, very moving work.
 

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