SKU: HL.48024856
ISBN 9781784545598. UPC: 840126910803. 7.5x10.25x0.03 inches.
From one of the UK's bright, emerging choral composers, Rhiannon Randle, is this sublime setting of the familiar Latin text. O nata lux is a personal reflection on the compelling and timeless choral atmosphere depicted by the famous Thomas Tallis setting of these words. Dedicated to the memory of Randle's late grandmother, the work balances a sense of intimate prayer and meditation with a spiritual declamation of the “light born of light.†To see hope and new life in despair and death - for in the darkness we have seena great light - chimes as much with the season of Advent as it does with personal loss. The lilting homophony of the opening is characterised by light tenuti, intended to provide a sense of gentle ebb and flow, almost as if to accentuate the natural emphases of speech. This then broadens into a polyphonic cascade, which hints at Bruckner as much as paying homage to Tallis's own setting. O nata lux is an exciting addition to the Contemporary Choral Series, suitable for intermediate to advanced choirs looking to support and program new music by outstanding young composers.
SKU: SU.90880135
SATB Chorus, a cappella Duration: 4' Composed: 2010 Published by: Subito Music Publishing This a cappella movement is taken from the larger work Lumen Christi, a 30 minute composition written for SATB Chorus, Flute, Percussion & Piano. Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. Perusal copies are available by contacting perusalrequest@subitomusic.com (include the organization name with your request). To order quantities fewer than 8, please call customer service at (973) 857-3440.
SKU: HL.48025050
ISBN 9781784547165. UPC: 196288023975. 7.25x10.25x0.057 inches.
SKU: HL.48025378
UPC: 196288194392.
Commissioned by the Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, for the first ever BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong broadcast from the college,this introit or short motet was written to commemorate the occasion of Candlemas. Echoing the text, rich in light imagery, the recurring motif, first heard at the opening of the piece, unfolds from a single pitch into glowing harmonic colours. After a luminous climax where the texture reaches its widest span, with a soaring soprano solo, the piece ends by returning cyclically to the meditative state of the opening, fading to a single note once more. As a versatile introit or as a concert piece, this gentle and reflective setting of the archaic text would suit confident choral groups.
SKU: LO.15-4041H
ISBN 9780787779030.
Expressive and sophisticated, this Latin text setting is bright and lyrical. With a soaring melody that expands and builds throughout the piece, this is a wonderful concert or contest option for high school choirs that singers will connect with.
SKU: MN.50-1233
UPC: 688670512339. Latin.
This brief, deeply moving setting of a traditional Latin hymn is appropriate for worship or concert use.
SKU: GI.G-10154
Latin. Text Source: Hymn at Lauds for the Feast of the Transfiguration. Text by David Scheidler.
SKU: GI.G-10746
Latin. Text Source: From Cantiones Sacrae, 1575. Text by Thomas Tallis.
SKU: GI.G-008783
UPC: 641151087832. Text Source: O Nata Lux de Lumine, O Wondrous Type! O Vision Fair!
From its charming organ part to its gradual growth of texture in the choral writing, this will prove to be an ideal choice for choirs looking for a well written anthem in a traditional style. The two texts are by Laurence Housman (O Nata Lux de Lumine) and a fifteenth-century office hymn by John Neale (O Wondrous Type! O Vision Fair!‚).