SKU: MN.80-407

UPC: 688670804076. English.

Matthew Koraus has crafted a sturdy and very singable set of acclamations for the Eucharistic Prayer based on the hymn tune Diademata, ideal for the long season of Easter as well as Christ the King and other festive times. His adaptation of Elvey's hymn tune includes unexpected touches such as passing tones, rhythmic variations, and inventive harmonies, enabling the acclamations to remain fresh over time. Holy, Holy, Holy, all 3 Memorial Acclamations, and Amen are arranged for Assembly, Choir (in unison or with Descant), and Organ, with optional Two Trumpets or Brass Quartet.

SKU: CA.3124405

ISBN 9790007211264. Language: German/English.

Practical performing Urtext edition based on the latest state of Bach research. Every era hears and interprets Bach anew, and every era also evaluates the sources afresh and with new eyes. 40 years after the publication of the St. Matthew Passion in the New Bach Edition, Klaus Hofmann, Director of the Johann Sebastian Bach Institute Gottingen for many years and a contributing editor to the New Bach Edition, presents a new edition. Hofmann has placed the study of the sources at the service of musical practice and the detailed investigation of Bach's intentions. Bach scholars are well aware that Bach's original score and performance parts, running to almost 500 pages of music, are full of ambiguities and contradictions, particularly regarding articulation, which constantly challenge performers to new interpretations. Hofmann discusses these and other problems in a concise critical report, frequently arriving at new conclusions in the process. Extensive notes about parallel passages offer valuable help for interpretation. Special attention was devoted to the performance material with regard to practical needs. Thus, for example the text incipits are also printed in the instrumental parts (including tacet passages). In short - an Urtext edition for practical performance based on the latest findings in Bach research. Score available separately - see item CA.3124400.