Par MACMILLAN JAMES. A setting of passages from the Book of Revelation, with particular reference to the angels who appear with seven trumpet blasts, heralding a series of apocalyptic scenes. Commissioned by Jeffrey Skidmore, director of Ex Cathedra, and first performed by them at Birmingham Town Hall in 2015. The composer states, ?There is a vividness and strangeness in these dramatic texts, which are endlessly fascinating and disturbing. The instruments used here are based on the various instrumental types mentioned throughout scripture ? trumpets, harp, bells, cymbals, tabor, rebec.? These are scored for mostly in their modern forms, but shofars (Jewish ritual temple trumpets) and early trumpets are also used. The choral writing shows a similar contrast between traditional and contemporary scoring, with polyphony and homophony alongside extended vocal techniques, including Sprechstimme. Leading choral director Paul Spicer comments, ?This is an extremely dramatic work which draws the listener into the apocalyptic story line ? The ending is cataclysmic.? / Niveau : Difficile / Date parution : 2022-11-08/ Répertoire / Choeur SATB et Piano

Messa d'morti. Par DURANTE FRANCESCO. The Requiem in C minor by Francesco Durante (1684–1755) is one of the most important works of this genre written in the first half of the 18th century. In his Messa de’ morti, Durante shows great creativity in combining traditional elements of church music with new ideas originating from instrumental writing and opera. The quality and originality of his Requiem make it an exciting rediscovery with the potential to establish itself as a core repertoire work of sacred choral music. Mainly known today as the teacher of Pergolesi and Paisiello, Durante spent much of his life working as music director at various conservatories in Naples and enjoyed great renown as achurch composer well into the 19th century. Despite its widespread popularity, indicated by the number of manuscript copies to be found across Europe, his Requiem never appeared in print. For this first publication, editor and leading British choral director Stephen Darlington has consulted many of the approximately 50 surviving sources of the work, presenting a critical edition which for the first time makes Durante’s Requiem available to a wider musical audience. - First publication - Urtext edition - Particularly suitable for smaller choirs and ensembles: soprano and alto solo, double choir (SSATB ATB) and strings (plus 2 horns in the Tuba mirum) - Full score and orchestral material also available (EP73044) The Requiem in C minor by Francesco Durante (1684–1755) is one of the most important works of this genre written in the first half of the 18th century. In his Messa de’ morti, Durante shows great creativity in combining traditional elements of church music with new ideas originating from instrumental writing and opera. The quality and originality of his Requiem make it an exciting rediscovery with the potential to establish itself as a core repertoire work of sacred choral music. Mainly known today as the teacher of Pergolesi and Paisiello, Durante spent much of his life working as music director at various conservatories in Naples and enjoyed great renown as achurch composer well into the 19th century. Despite its widespread popularity, indicated by the number of manuscript copies to be found across Europe, his Requiem never appeared in print. For this first publication, editor and leading British choral director Stephen Darlington has consulted many of the approximately 50 surviving sources of the work, presenting a critical edition which for the first time makes Durante’s Requiem available to a wider musical audience. - First publication - Urtext edition - Particularly suitable for smaller choirs and ensembles: soprano and alto solo, double choir (SSATB ATB) and strings (plus 2 horns in the Tuba mirum) - Full score and orchestral material also available (EP73044)./ Répertoire / Solistes, Choeurs et Piano

The original version of this setting of the well-known traditional English folk song was completed in 1974, and was commissioned by Rachel McMillan College of Education (where Gregson was a lecturer at the time) for its Music Department Choir (female voices). It then had the somewhat unusual instrumentation of spinet, flute and string quartet.In 2017 Gregson was asked to revise it for performance and publication in a new version for upper voices and piano. Arranged for SATB with Piano accompaniment. / SATB

John Tavener Anthems favoris pour choeur SATB présente quelques-unes des oeuvres les plus populaires de John Tavener de son catalogue remarquablement vaste et variée d'oeuvres pour choeur. Sont également inclus les belles miniatures et des hymnes radiants qui tracent une ligne au cours des ans à compter de la simplicité exquise de son cadre de William Blake L'Agneau à la voile monumentale du temple et au-delà. John Tavener a connu la gloire en 1969 lorsque son oratorio La baleine a été enregistrée sur The Beatles 'étiquette Apple. Après sa conversion à l'Eglise orthodoxe en 1977, sa musique déplacé dans le sens de la spiritualité et de l'intensité toujours plus grande. Il a marqué un succès populaire en 1989 avec la première Proms de The Protecting Veil, suivie par la production de son opéra Marie d'Egypte au Festival d'Aldeburgh.Son titre de chevalier a été annoncé dans la Liste du Millénaire de distinctions honorifiques. Plus tard, en 2000, il a fait l'objet d'un festival au South Bank Centre. Depuis lors, sa musique a adopté une approche universaliste, qui englobe de nombreuses traditions religieuses, y compris les puissantes oeuvres chorales Le voile du Temple ainsi que l'automne et de la Résurrection, Ikon d'Eros, Lament for Jerusalem, Les Beaux Noms, ses Sollemnitas de masse dans Conceptione immaculata Virginis Mariae Beatae et un ensemble Requiem dans une variété de langues, dont l'anglais, l'arabe, le grec, l'hébreu et le sanskrit ainsi que le texte plus familier en latin. En aucune manière limitée dans sa production d'oeuvres chorales, Tavener a également produit d'innombrables orchestre, soliste instrumental et pièces vocales et a collaboré à des projets de danse et de musiques de film. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

The 'Petite Messe solennelle? is the finest work of Rossini's late years. He composed it between 1863 and 1864 at the age of 71 as a commission for Countess Louise Pillet -Will for the consecration of her private chapel, where the work received its first performance in March 1864. Together with the 'Stabat mater?, the mass is one of the composer's mostimportant sacred works.The unusual instrumentation with two pianos and harmonium is entirely in keeping with the Neapolitan keyboard tradition of the 18th century which was cultivated in France in Rossini's day. It forms a distinct contrast to the style of large-scale sacred compositions as written by, for example, Liszt and Bruckner. Rossini explained that he wrote the later orchestral version of the work dating from 1867 out of concern that if he did not do this, other composers might orchestrate the mass too heavily in later arrangements.- Choral score based on the Urtext of the series 'Works of Gioachino Rossini?- Supplements the already existing material available to this work / Choeur Mixte (SATB)