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A Human Requiem : for mezzo-soprano solo and SSAATTBB choir / Vaughan McAlley.
Library shelf no. 782.55542/MCA 1 [Available for loan]
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One of the many things I like about A German Requiem by Brahms is the words that Brahms himself selected from the scriptures. A Human Requiem is an a cappella choral setting of these powerful words, and is a large-scale piece that addresses human themes of sorrow, renewal, fragility, fear, futility, consolation, anxiety, triumph, peace, hope, and joy.
Work Details
Year: 2019
Instrumentation: Mezzo-soprano solo, SATB choir
Duration: 55 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Singable, but with some rhythmic and pitching challenges
Contents note: 1. Beati, qui lugent - SSATTB -- 2. Quia omnis caro ut fenum - SAATBB -- 3. Domine, notum fac mihi finem meum - SSAATTBB -- 4. Quam dilecta tabernacula tua - SATB -- 5. Et vos igitur nunc quidem tristitiam habetis - Mezzo solo with TTBB -- 6. Non enim habemus hic manentem civitatem - Mezzo solo with SSAATTBB -- 7. Beati mortui - SSATTB (optional ending in 18 parts).
First performance: by Ensemble Gombert, John O'Donnell — 16 Oct 22. Basilica of Our Lady of Victories, Camberwell
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A Human Requiem is a sort of culmination of my personal style, which is a contrapuntal style that extends the ideas of 16th century polyphony in a way that incorporates 400 years of intervening musical history. There are musical references to Tomás Luis de Victoria, Josquin Desprez, Gregorian chant, John Sheppard, Charles Stanford, Heinrich Schütz, Vaughan McAlley, and of course, Brahms himself.
Performances of this work
16 Oct 22: Basilica of Our Lady of Victories, Camberwell. Featuring Ensemble Gombert, John O'Donnell.
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