SSA choir, piano
SKU:
CA.966100
Antiphon
for the 2nd Vespers for
the Feast of the
Immaculate
Conception. Composed
by Ko Matsushita. Edited
by Stefan Schuck.
Contemporary Choir Music.
Sacred vocal music,
Feasts of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, Hymns in
praise of the Virgin
Mary. Full score. 8
pages. Duration 3
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
09.661/00. Published by
Carus Verlag (CA.966100).
ISBN 9790007167660.
Language:
Latin.
This setting
is characterized by the
use of Gregorian chant
and melodious lines. The
simple, sonorous and
melodic treatment, even
in the individual voice
parts, with its
accompanying piano
figuration, is
reminiscent of the
treatment of Gregorian
chant in French choral
music of the 19th
century. But Matsushita
has found a tonal
language entirely his
own, with the use of
sparsely employed
modulations, short,
flashing dissonances
(especially between the
melodies of the choir and
the piano accompaniment),
and through the
surprising use of
chromatic intervals. The
piece is quite accessible
for all girl's and
women's choirs, and the
piano accompaniment can
also be performed by an
organ.