Composed by David von Kampen. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series. Music Education....(+)
Composed by David von
Kampen. Jo-Michael
Scheibe Choral Series.
Music Education. Octavo.
12 pages. Walton Music
#WJMS1152. Published by
Walton Music
(GI.WJMS1152).
A Christmas Communion Anthem. Arranged by Joseph M. Martin. Choral (Sacred); C...(+)
A Christmas Communion
Anthem.
Arranged by Joseph M.
Martin.
Choral (Sacred); Choral
Octavo; Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
Worship Resources.
Jubilate
Music. Christmas;
Communion;
Sacred. Choral Octavo.
Jubilate Music Group #00-
47211. Published by
Jubilate
Music Group
Mixed choir SKU: FG.55011-858-4 Incantation of Vowels. Composed by...(+)
Mixed choir
SKU:
FG.55011-858-4
Incantation of
Vowels. Composed by
Žibuoklė
MartinaitytÄ—.
Classical, contemporary.
Book. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-858-4. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-858-4).
Chant des
Voyelles - Incantation of
Vowels (2018) for mixed
choir (SSAATTBB) was
premiered by Volti on May
4, 2018 at Noe Vallay
Ministry in San Francisco
and on May 6, 2018 at
BAMPFA, in Berkeley,
California.
Martin
aitytÄ— encountered at
the Rockefeller estate
Kykuit near New York City
a work by the cubist
sculptor Jacques Lipchitz
called Chant des Voyelles
. It was titled after an
Egyptian prayer composed
only of vowels that was
designed to subdue the
forces of nature. Further
research showed that many
ancient traditions
(Egyptians, Greeks and
Tibetans) ascribed
sacred, mystical and
healing powers and
significance to vowels.
The details might vary in
different traditions, yet
it is clear that
something miraculous
happens through the very
act of prolonged
repetition of certain
vowels - whether in the
form of a mantra or
prayer or as a
self-healing
ritual.
This work
experiments with subtly
shifting, sometimes
barely audible clouds of
overtones resulting from
the sustaining of certain
vowels in multiple voices
in a magical
way.
Duration:
16-17'
The works
of New York -based
Lithuanian composer
Žibuoklė
MartinaitytÄ— (b.
1973) have been lauded as
breathtaking and
profoundly moving. Her
stimulating music
bristles with energy and
tension and revolves
often around the subject
of beauty, which she
calls both a guiding
principle and an
aesthetic measure for
sonic quality.
Mixed choir SKU: FG.55011-856-0 Composed by ŽibuoklÄ— MartinaitytÄ...(+)
Mixed choir
SKU:
FG.55011-856-0
Composed by
Žibuoklė
MartinaitytÄ—.
Classical, contemporary.
Book. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-856-0. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-856-0).
The Blue of
Distance for a cappella
choir (SSAATTBB) was
composed in 2010 and
premiered by Jauna Muzika
with conductor Vaclovas
Augustinas, on October
25, 2010 at the Gaida
festival in Vilnius,
Lithuania.
MartinaitytÄ— tells:
When searching for the
lyrics for my choral
piece, I encountered an
alluring phrase the blue
of distance. It remained
just a
poetical-philosophical
hint since the text
itself doesn’t get
utilized at all. Instead,
the function of the
lyrics is given to a set
of speech sounds –
mostly humming or the
sung open vowels
a–e–iâ€â
€œo–u. In one part
of the piece these
vowels/letters appear as
chords, they determine
the succession of
entrances of choral
voices and their
interrelationships. Duration: c.
13-16'
The works
of New York -based
Lithuanian composer
Žibuoklė
MartinaitytÄ— (b.
1973) have been lauded as
breathtaking and
profoundly moving. Her
stimulating music
bristles with energy and
tension and revolves
often around the subject
of beauty, which she
calls both a guiding
principle and an
aesthetic measure for
sonic quality.
Mixed choir SKU: FG.55011-857-7 Composed by ŽibuoklÄ— MartinaitytÄ...(+)
Mixed choir
SKU:
FG.55011-857-7
Composed by
Žibuoklė
MartinaitytÄ—.
Classical, contemporary.
Book. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-857-7. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-857-7).
Žibuoklė
MartinaitytÄ— tells
about the background of
Aletheia (2022) for mixed
choir (SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB):
Aletheia is variously
translated from Greek as
unconcealedness,
revealing or
unclosedness. It is
uncovering of the Truth -
the one we are afraid to
face, the truth that can
only be expressed
directly through the
pre-verbal communication.
How do you find words for
the horrors of the war,
for all unimaginable
global atrocities? How do
you even allow yourself
to feel it out? Solely
through art, through
music that offer a safe
space and a formalized
framework for processing
these accumulated complex
emotions and sharing them
with others in a moment.
This piece has no verbal
text and it is based on
various combinations of
vowels and consonants,
thus connecting us on a
deeper level through the
immediate emotional
experience.
The
war in Ukraine in spring
of 2022 had an impact on
all of us and shattered
my deeply rooted
Lithuanian identity. When
the freedom is threatened
and innocent people are
dying, it is hard to make
sense out of the reality.
Yet there is poetry even
in the worst nightmares.
I was imagining that the
only instrument people
have even in situations
of destruction, in the
midst of the war, is
their VOICE. It brought
back memories of my youth
when Singing revolution
was taking place in the
Baltic countries. Human
voice was the only weapon
that people used to
express their
determination for freedom
and independence. Voice
is our first and the very
last instrument we have
in our lifetime. Thinking
in these terms brings
almost a sacred dimension
to the voice as an
expression of the life
itself - from the very
first baby's scream until
the last breath and
whisper.
Duration
c. 15'
The works
of New York -based
Lithuanian composer
Žibuoklė
MartinaitytÄ— (b.
1973) have been lauded as
breathtaking and
profoundly moving. Her
stimulating music
bristles with energy and
tension and revolves
often around the subject
of beauty, which she
calls both a guiding
principle and an
aesthetic measure for
sonic quality.
