SSAA choir, piano
accompaniment -
Intermediate
SKU:
GI.G-9992
From
Requiem, op. 48.
Composed by Gabriel
Faure. Arranged by Doreen
Rao. Global Encounters
for Young Choirs. Music
Education. Octavo. 12
pages. GIA Publications
#9992. Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9992).
UPC: 785147999201.
Latin. Text Source: from
the Requiem
Mass.
 This
French impressionistic
and contemplative work,
“In
paradisum†(May the
angels lead you into
paradise ), was added to
the original RequiemÂ
by Fauré in 1893. The
original 1888 version was
heard in Paris in a
funeral Mass at La
Madeleine with Fauré
playing the organ. The
text refers to the
miracle of eternal rest
(“aeternam habeas
requiemâ€). In this
edition for treble
voices, listeners can
hear the continuous
fluttering of
angel’s wings in
the keyboard against the
beautifully melodic,
mostly unison vocal lines
sung by the choir. The
rich D major harmonies
are developed toward the
end of both verses and,
finally, in the ending
invitation to have
eternal rest. About the
Series: Doreen
Rao, 2019 Robert Shaw
Award recipient, launches
her culturally inclusive
choral series, Global
Encounters for Young
Voices, featuring
accessible treble- and
mixed-voice works for
developing choirs.