SATB Choir (Mixed choir
(SATB)) - Level 3
SKU:
BA.BA08521
Composed
by Marten Jansson.
Stapled. Choral score. 14
pages. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA08521_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA08521).
ISBN 9790006563203. 27
x 19 cm inches. Key:
E-flat minor. Text
Language:
Latin.
The
“Missa brevis in E
flat minor†for
mixed choir a cappella
has been composed in the
tradition of the short
Mass (without Credo) and
can be easily managed by
most choirs. Thanks to
its conciseness, it is
suitable for use in
church services, while
its delightful harmonic
layout and consciously
simple melodies (with
clear allusions to folk
music) also make it
perfect for concert
performance.
â€
œMy music is my own and
I have never tried to be
original. That has always
been my motto and I have
only tried to use music
to express all the
feelings which life has
to offer. This has led
people to describe my
music as ‘so sad
that it sounds like birds
who have lost their
wings’ but also as
‘the happiest
classical music that we
have ever
heard‘.
My
compositions are almost
all sacred. They express
not only my own faith but
also my appreciation and
respect for the timeless
texts that have been used
for centuries and
centuries.“
MÃ¥rten Jansson (b.
1965), elected member of
the Föreningen svenska
tonsättare (the
Society of Swedish
Composers), graduated
from the Royal College of
Music, Stockholm (KHM)
with an MFA degree in
Music Education, Dalcroze
Eurhythmics and Voice.
For more than ten years
he was the music director
and conductor of
“Carmenâ€, one
of the most prominent
womens’ vocal
ensembles in Sweden. He
currently teaches choral
conducting and music
theory as well as giving
vocal tuition at the
Bolandgymnasiet and
Musikskolan in his home
town of
Uppsala.
Please
find a recording of the
“Missa
brevis†performed
by the Ensemble Sonoro,
Neil Ferris (Conductor)
by clicking on
Multimedia.
