Missa brevis in B minor

SKU: BA.BA08521

ISBN 9790006563203. 27 x 19 cm inches. Key: E-flat minor. Text Language: Latin.

The “Missa brevis in E flat minor” for mixed choir a cappella has been composed in the tradition of the short Mass (without Credo) and can be easily managed by most choirs. Thanks to its conciseness, it is suitable for use in church services, while its delightful harmonic layout and consciously simple melodies (with clear allusions to folk music) also make it perfect for concert performance.

“My music is my own and I have never tried to be original. That has always been my motto and I have only tried to use music to express all the feelings which life has to offer. This has led people to describe my music as ‘so sad that it sounds like birds who have lost their wings’ but also as ‘the happiest classical music that we have ever heard‘.
My compositions are almost all sacred. They express not only my own faith but also my appreciation and respect for the timeless texts that have been used for centuries and centuries.“

Mårten Jansson (b. 1965), elected member of the Föreningen svenska tonsättare (the Society of Swedish Composers), graduated from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm (KHM) with an MFA degree in Music Education, Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Voice. For more than ten years he was the music director and conductor of “Carmen”, one of the most prominent womens’ vocal ensembles in Sweden. He currently teaches choral conducting and music theory as well as giving vocal tuition at the Bolandgymnasiet and Musikskolan in his home town of Uppsala.

Please find a recording of the “Missa brevis” performed by the Ensemble Sonoro, Neil Ferris (Conductor) by clicking on Multimedia.

SKU: CA.3530100

ISBN 9790007052294. Key: E minor. Language: Latin.

SKU: CA.3913100

ISBN 9790007055943. Key: B minor. Language: Latin.

Telemann's unusually lightly scored Kyrie-Gloria Mass is a work of his Leipzig period (1701-1705). In seven movements the young composer knew how to create with the voice (a-d2) and the small instrumental ensemble a rich palette of forms and affections.

SKU: CA.5008300

ISBN 9790007079345. Key: D minor. Language: Latin.

SKU: CA.3913112

ISBN 9790007055967. Key: B minor. Language: Latin.

Telemann's unusually lightly scored Kyrie-Gloria Mass is a work of his Leipzig period (1701-1705). In seven movements the young composer knew how to create with the voice (a-d2) and the small instrumental ensemble a rich palette of forms and affections. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3913100.

SKU: CA.3530105

ISBN 9790007052300. Key: E minor. Language: Latin.

Score available separately - see item CA.3530100.

SKU: CA.4066106

ISBN 9790007242718. Language: Latin.

Antonio Lotti's Kyrie in G minor and Gloria in G major are found together under the title Missa Sapientiae in a score which belonged to the Dresden church musician Jan Dismas Zelenka. Please note: Carus 40.661/06 only contains the score of the four purely solo movements. To perform the complete mass, the soloists also need the chorus score (Carus 40.661/05). Score available separately - see item CA.4066100.

SKU: CA.3530715

ISBN 9790007213350. Key: A minor. Language: Latin.

From the music library of Johann Sebastian Bach. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3530700.

SKU: CA.3530749

ISBN 9790007213374. Key: A minor. Language: Latin.

From the music library of Johann Sebastian Bach. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3530700.

SKU: CA.3530712

ISBN 9790007213329. Key: A minor. Language: Latin.

From the music library of Johann Sebastian Bach. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3530700.

SKU: CA.3530716

ISBN 9790007213367. Key: A minor. Language: Latin.

From the music library of Johann Sebastian Bach. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3530700.