Composed
by Marten Jansson.
Stapled. Choral score. 12
pages. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA07414_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA07414).
ISBN 9790006559183. 27
x 19 cm inches. Text
Language:
Latin.
Based on the
well-known bible text
“Sing unto the Lord
a new song†(Psalm
96:1-3), this upbeat
composition with strong
dynamics and flowing
block chords alternating
with fast-paced polyphony
brings across this joyful
message and enthuses
singers.
Originall
y conceived for male
choir, women’s
voices have now been
added so that this
version for mixed choir
presents a further
dimension of colour. This
version also makes it
possible to divide the
choir into two groups,
one for women and another
for men, and to have them
sing either together or
as separate units.
The version for mixed
choir was premiered in
Uppsala Cathedral
(Sweden) on 26 October
2013, with the Uppsala
Cathedral Singers
conducted by Ulric
Andersson.
“
My 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.â€
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
Cantate Domino performed
by the Riga Recording
Studio Singers (Latvia)
by clicking on
Multimedia.
Magnificat Chorale SSAATTBB SSAATTBB A Cappella Schott
Choral (SSAATTBB A Cappella) SKU: HL.49045938 SSAATTBB a cappella....(+)
Choral (SSAATTBB A
Cappella)
SKU:
HL.49045938
SSAATTBB a
cappella. Composed by
Magdalena Zimmermann.
Choral. Classical,
General Worship, Sacred.
Octavo. 8 pages. Duration
360 seconds. Schott Music
#SKR20115. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49045938).
Magnificat by
Magdalena Zimmermann for
mixed choir (SSAATTBB)
plays with harmony,
rhythm and dynamics. The
unexpected continuation
of melodies by the
voices, combined with
shifted rhythms, engages
the audience's attention
until the last bar and
results in a rich sound.
With its soft and gentle
ending, Magnificat as a
prayer of Mary exudes, at
the same time, a sense of
calmness and
gentleness.The work is
rhythmically and
harmonically demanding,
which is why the singers
need to be steady keeping
beat and intonation. Once
Magnificat has been
rehearsed, it is suitable
for concerts as well as
Sunday services.
Lo Yisa Goy Chorale SSAATTBB SSAATTBB, Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Choral SSAATTBB choir, Piano (for rehearsal) SKU: PR.312419090 Composed b...(+)
Choral SSAATTBB choir,
Piano (for rehearsal)
SKU: PR.312419090
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
16 pages. Duration 5
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #312-41909.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.312419090).
ISBN
9781491135778. UPC:
680160687848. English,
Hebrew.
In Stacy
Garrop’s inspired
hands, divisi mixed
chorus provides a rich
palette of texture and
color. Her setting
intermingles three
versions of the Hebrew
folk tune, taking
artistic advantage of
contrasts between solo
and tutti, homophony and
grand antiphony, divisi
men and divisi women, and
the gradual braiding and
unbraiding of Hebrew and
English texts. LO YISA
GOY is the explicitly
anti-war Scriptural text
better-known in its
English translation that
begins, “And they
shall beat their swords
into plowshares... nation
shall not lift up a sword
against
nation.â€. When
Jonathan Miller asked me
to write two pieces for
Chicago a cappella, I
knew right away that I
wanted to choose two
songs from my own
past.The first piece,
Hava Nagila, is a
celebratory song full of
joy. I wanted the second
work to contrast the
first, and to this end, I
chose the somber text of
Lo Yisa Goy, a prayer for
peace. I remember singing
this song as a young
child in Hebrew school
and synagogue, always in
context (at least in my
congregation) of praying
for the state of Israel.
I think we’re at a
particular point in which
people in a lot of
different nations could
use such a prayer. For
this reason,
you’ll hear the
words in both Hebrew and
English.In my research of
previous versions of the
melody, I discovered
three variants for the
tune, all of which I have
incorporated into my
piece.