Saint Francis of Assisi is an opera in 3 acts by Olivier Messiaen. This volume i...(+)
Saint Francis of Assisi
is an opera in 3 acts by
Olivier Messiaen. This
volume is part of the
edition that includes the
books with the full
Orchestra scores, as well
as the explanations,
analysis and comments of
each tableau. It is
focused on the ?Act 1,
Tableau 2. Les laudes?
which tells of the moment
when Saint Francis his
requests to God to meet a
leper and to be able to
love him. This tableau
depicts Saint Francis and
the ?Mineurs Brothers?
singing the morning
service until the bells
ring, leaving Saint
Francis alone to pray. It
includes Saint Francis?
prayers, some parts of
Cantique des creatures on
Brother Wind, Sister
Water, Brother Fire and
Mother Earth and the
Sanctus. Based on the
life of Saint Francis of
Assisi, this opera is set
in Italy and is composed
as per below: Act I: 1.
La croix 2. Les laudes 3.
Le baiser au lepreux Act
II 4. L?ange voyageur 5.
L?ange musicien 6. Le
preche aux oiseaux Act II
7. Les stigmates 8. La
mort et la nouvelle vie
This opera was first
played at the Paris Opera
in 1983. Olivier Messiaen
(1908-1992) was a French
organist and composer
passionate about
Ornithology and one of
the most important
composers of his century.
Inspired by Japanese
music, he had a very
special way of composing
and his work can be
identified by its
complexity, its diatonic
aspect, its harmony with
limited transposition,
its colour and its
additive rhythms. He
composed many works
related to ornithology
and birdsong, including
the 'Bird Catalogue' in 7
volumes and the 'Treatise
on rhythm, colour and
ornithology' in 7
volumes.
Composed by Peter Latona. Cathedral Series. Catholic Year C All Saints Day; Cath...(+)
Composed by Peter Latona.
Cathedral Series.
Catholic Year C All
Saints Day; Catholic Year
C All Souls Day; Catholic
Year C Easter6; Catholic
Year C Ordinary14;
Catholic Year C
Ordinary22;.
Confirmation, Martin
Luther King Day, 21st
Century,
Commitment/Discipleship,
Justice/Peace/Social
Concerns, Prayer.
Octavo. Published by
MorningStar Music
Publishers (MN.50-9126).
Composed
by Mary Frances Reza.
Arranged by Peter M.
Kolar. Tu Pueblo Canta.
Sacred. Octavo. With
guitar chord names. 16
pages. GIA Publications
#10564. Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10564).
English,
Spanish. Text Source:
Attr. Francis of Assisi,
1181-1226, tr. al esp. y
esp. anon. / Span. and
Eng. tr. anon.;
Translation: Anonymous.
Text by St. Francis of
Assisi.
Guitar SKU: GI.G-10564G Composed by Mary Frances Reza. Arranged by Peter ...(+)
Guitar
SKU:
GI.G-10564G
Composed
by Mary Frances Reza.
Arranged by Peter M.
Kolar. This edition:
Guitar edition. Sacred.
Guitar part. With guitar
chord names. 6 pages. GIA
Publications #10564G.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10564G).
UPC:
785147056478. Text
Source: Attr. Francis of
Assisi, 1181–1226,
tr. al esp. y esp. anon.
/ Span. and Eng. tr.
anon.; Translation:
Anonymous. Text by St.
Francis of
Assisi.
Choir and various instruments SKU: MN.50-9126A Composed by Peter Latona. ...(+)
Choir and various
instruments
SKU:
MN.50-9126A
Composed
by Peter Latona. Full
score. MorningStar Music
Publishers #50-9126A.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
(MN.50-9126A).
UPC:
688670005985.
A
beautiful version of the
text Make Me an
Instrument of Thy Peace
by Saint Francis of
Assisi. Included in the
Papal mass at the
Basilica of the National
Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception on the 2015
visit of Pope
Francis.
Organ SKU: SU.80101453 For Organ. Composed by Carson Cooman. Keybo...(+)
Organ
SKU:
SU.80101453
For
Organ. Composed by
Carson Cooman. Keyboard,
Organ. Score. Zimbel
Press #80101453.
Published by Zimbel Press
(SU.80101453).
Three
Sound-Poems after
Paintings by Andreas
Willscher (2017) are
dedicated to organist
Philip Hartmann and the
art-loving community of
the Pauluskirche in Ulm,
Germany. The music is
inspired by three
paintings by German
composer (and artist)
Andreas Willscher (b.
1955). The pieces take
their musical shapes and
colors from the specific
details of the paintings.
The three paintings
represent different
styles: a landscape, a
religious theme, and an
abstract. The first
movement, Sonnenfeld (Sun
Field), is inspired by a
bright painting of the
sun illuminating the
green field behind the
composer's small house in
Sainte-Radegonde
(Dordogne/Perigord,
France). A resplendent
and majestic section of
full sun harmonies
surrounds a middle
section with more motion.
The second movement,
Gebet des Hl. Franziskus
(Prayer of St. Francis),
is inspired by a painting
showing St. Francis of
Assisi in prayer. Francis
has been a frequent theme
in Willscher's music
since his appointment at
a young age as organist
of St. Francis Church in
Hamburg. The third
movement, Laetare
(Rejoice), is inspired by
an vibrant abstract
painting comprised of
bold colors. The
alternation of the blocks
of rich color are
mirrored in the block
harmonic shifts in the
movement, which is a moto
perpetuo, building
towards the organ's
fullest sounds.
Instrumentation: Organ
Duration: 11' Composed:
2017 Published by: Zimbel
Press.