Work Information
Nico Muhly : Bright Mass with Canons
| for John Scott and the chior of St Thomas Fifth Avenue, New York |
| Publisher |
St. Rose Music Publishing |
Category |
Chorus a cappella / Chorus plus 1 instrument |
| Year Composed |
2005 |
Duration |
13 Minutes, 30 seconds |
| Chorus |
SSAATTBB choir |
Orchestration |
Organ |
| Availability |
Sale from Musicroom or Music Dispatch Explain this... |
Discography |
Here... |
|
Customers for the world except the UK, Australia, and New Zealand
|
Customers within the UK, Australia, and New Zealand
|
Buy from
|
Buy from
|
| Full Score(s): |
SRO100008 |
Full Score(s): |
Not available |
Programme Note
There are canons – imitative repetitions – in almost every bar of the Mass. In the Kyrie and Gloria, canons reference the imitative writing of early English composers Byrd and Weelkes, whereas the canonic writing in the Sanctus and the Agnus Dei is more abstract and spatial. The most intense use comes towards the beginning the Sanctus, in which each singer repeats a given figure in his own time, creating a flurry of sound to fill the space in St. Thomas’s sanctuary.
|
|
|
|