Choral work score for TTBB Choir.Three texts alternate. Except for the Alliuatic Antiphons they are texts concerning the Mother of God taken from Orthodox Services. The mood is of quiet ecstasy in praise of the Holy Motherof God whose womb He made a throne and whose belly He made more spacious than the Heavens.Ideally the music is performed in a large acoustic hall so that the echoes can be heard to die away in the commas between thevarious sections. The sound should be warm rich and sonorous.

Village Gossip?is the first movement of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak?s cycle ?Five Choruses For Male Voice?.The cycle of five choruses is set toLithuanian folk texts translated by Frantisek Ladislav Celakovsky and is written for unaccompanied male choir (TTBB Voices). The title page of the autograph score bears the note: ?Composed on the journey from Prague to Vienna 12thof December 1878?.The individual parts of the cycle present a vibrant palette of moods from the balladic ?Dwellers by the Sea? to the final light-hearted ?The Sparrow?s Feast?. The songs? melodies echothe spirit of folk songs and the composer used simple but colourful harmonies and chose a strophic form.

Dwellers By The Sea?is the second movement of Czech composer?Antonin Dvorak?s cycle ?Five Choruses For Male Voice?.The cycle of five choruses is setto Lithuanian folk texts translated by Frantisek Ladislav Celakovsky and is written for unaccompanied male choir (TTBB Voices). The title page of the autograph score bears the note: ?Composed on the journey from Prague to Vienna 12th of December 1878?.?The individual parts of the cycle present a vibrant palette of moods from the balladic?Dwellers by the Sea?to the final light-hearted ?TheSparrow?s Feast?. The songs? melodies echo the spirit of folk songs and the composer used simple but colourful harmonies and chose a strophic form.

Here is a new men's setting following the enthusiastic reception of the treble choir version. The progressive style is well suited for the medieval melody from Piae Cantiones (1582). The markings are Strong and Biting Rhythmic with Joy and Accented Dancing showing the various moods of this piece. Available separately: SSA divisi TTBB divisi Percussion (score and parts). Duration: ca. 4:15.