SKU: GI.G-9330G

UPC: 785147933076. English. Text Source: English Language Liturgical Consultation (ELLC), 1988, alt. Doxology, Evangelical Lutheran Worship

When the revised English translation of the Catholic Mass was introduced in 2010, Tony Alonso’s Mass of Joy and Peace quickly became one of the most widely sung eucharistic settings. In this edition, Tony has adapted the eucharistic acclamations for ecumenical use. The Joy and Peace acclamations will find a home in organ-based worship or celebrations led by piano, guitar, or contemporary ensemble. A setting of great versatility and accessibility, Joy and Peace will help inspire the sung prayer of assemblies across Christian denominations. This is the guitar edition.

SKU: GI.G-7853G

UPC: 785147785378. English, Spanish. Text Source: Revised Order of Mass 2010, Lectionary for Mass

Misa Una Santa Fe/One Holy Faith Mass offers a multitude of performance options, making this fully bilingual setting perfect for any parish. This comprehensive Mass contains every acclamation you'll need for the liturgical year plus additional verses for the Gospel Acclamations (including Lent), bilingual intercessions, the Preface dialogue, every form of the Memorial Acclamation, and a sung setting of the Our Father. And everything can be sung in Spanish, English, or any combination of the two. This setting works well with an ensemble of piano, guitars, and optional percussion, but also with organ. The use of brass quartet and timpani will enhance the Eucharistic Acclamations and add a festive dimension to this thoroughly appealing Mass setting.   This is the guitar edition. .

SKU: GH.GE-11464

ISBN 979-0-070-11464-6. A4 inches.

Work note by the composer:

When I received the news of this commission, I had no idea what it would lead to. Writing for guitar solo is not the same as composing for orchestra where you have forty voices where you can easily mask an entire section. Here you are very naked to the bone.
The starting point for this work was from J.S. Bach's Chaconne in D-minor that Johannes had performed in concert, originally written for violin but there is a version transcribed for guitar and piano made by Ferruccio Busoni. When I went to Cortona (in Tuscany, Italy) completed the southern mentality of this work.
Arpalineais actually a merged word in Italian language. Arpa means harp, however in a musical context it's more or less resembled with the word arpeggio, which means broken chords. Lineameans line.

The work is divided in three parts.
I. Arpeggio: It starts with an opening chaconne-like sequence and is marked with a certain depth in which the chords starts to separate from the organum note in the bass and it culminates into a section called with rhythmical focus. These sections alternates, variates which each other.
The middle section has a playful and childish atmosphere where the guitarist knocks on the body of the guitar resembling a Spanish folk instrument cajon. This is leading to a section which tends more to a very aggressive fusion-like riff that loses control and reaches its climax at the end.

II. Linea: The static rhytmical pulse is now disintegrated and it forms more or less sort of a free, improvisational state in a rubatolike tempo. The character is described as a very hot day with temperatures rising above 37! C (or 100! F) where you can hardly do anything just sitting dozed off and pespiring because of the extreme heat watching a huge fog coming up in the evening that spreads around the Tuscan atmosphere.

III. Finale: It starts off with fast one-note ostinati then more and more notes pop up like a gradual rain storm with thunder strikes! And eventually it leads to that is a large flood through the streets of an medieval Southern town. The work ends with a short circuit slapped strings along with extremely fast tremolos that reaches higher and louder as possible!

Benjamin Staern