Mixed choir
SKU:
CA.210300
Composed by
Various. Edited by Stefan
Schuck. Sacred vocal
music, Psalms, German,
Psalms, Latin. Choral
collections. Conductor's
score, with CD. Sacred
vocal music, Psalms,
German, Psalms, Latin.
Choir Book. Carus Verlag
#CV 02.103/00. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.210300).
ISBN
9790007244668.
The
Choral Collection Psalms
contains over 50 settings
for mixed unaccompanied
choir from six centuries.
It is a true
treasure-trove of
compositions in various
styles and levels of
difficulty: with some
unknown new discoveries
and some classics of the
choral literature, the
selection will enrich
both worship and
concerts. The 150 psalms
of the Old Testament
express rejoicing, joy,
confidence, but also
lament, grief, anger, and
even doubt. The psalms
are present throughout
Christianity and Judaism
to this day, and are sung
worldwide in countless
settings. The Choral
Collection Psalms
displays the whole
stylistic and linguistic
variety ranging from
contemplative, simple
Anglican chant through
Russian Orthodox
homophony to virtuoso
motets with jazzy echoes.
The linguistic spectrum
is equally broad:
English, French, German
(some with added singable
English translation),
Estonian, Icelandic and,
of course, Latin psalm
settings are represented,
as well as works in
Church Slavonic and
Hebrew (both accompanied
by transliterations and a
singable German text).
The foreword (German /
English) offers many
hints regarding the
performance of the psalm
settings, and a detailed
index will help with
choosing appropriate
pieces for the liturgical
occasion according to the
Anglican, Protestant, or
Catholic calendar. Over
the last ten years editor
Stefan Schuck has
performed two psalm
compositions every week
in his NoonSong series in
Berlin. From the
resulting 800 works, he
has selected the most
interesting compositions
arranged according to
level of difficulty. The
choral director's volume
includes a CD with
recordings of selected
works, sung by sirventes
and conducted by the
editor, which will help
with learning and
rehearsing the
repertoire. over 50 psalm
settings from six
centuries for worship and
concert use stylistic
variety and mixed levels
of difficulty: from
Anglican Chant to
virtuoso motets for
four-part mixed choir,
some with organ/piano
accompaniment
transliterations and
German singing texts help
with practising
cross-cultural repertoire
liturgical classification
of all settings for
Catholic, Protestant, and
Anglican lectionary
includes many unknown
jewels such as Boze, Boze
moj (Cesar Cui), Jauschew
be seser eljaun (David
Rubin), and Schubert's
setting of Psalm 23 in
the first Hebrew version
CD recording (sirventes
berlin, cond. Stefan
Schuck) with a selection
of settings helps with
getting to know the
pieces economical choral
edition (editionchor)
available.