Composed by Lloyd Larson. For full orchestra. Choral. Sacred Anthem, Advent, Chr...(+)
Composed by Lloyd Larson.
For full orchestra.
Choral. Sacred Anthem,
Advent, Christmas.
Orchestration. Exaltation
Publications #30/1965L.
Published by Exaltation
Publications
Full Orchestra (Print) Choir (Orchestra Accompaniment) SKU: HL.35032262 C...(+)
Full Orchestra (Print)
Choir (Orchestra
Accompaniment)
SKU:
HL.35032262
Composed
by Heather Sorenson and
Joseph M. Martin. Shawnee
Sacred. Advent, Cantata,
Christmas,
Christmas/Advent Sacred,
General Worship, Sacred.
Softcover. Duration 3360
seconds. Published by
Shawnee Press
(HL.35032262).
ISBN
9781540027139. UPC:
888680746728.
9.0x13.5x2.261 inches.
Joseph M. Martin/Heather
Sorenson.
The
Christmas story is told
with fresh perspective in
this collaborative
cantata from Joseph
Martin and Heather
Sorenson. Throughout
time, God has touched and
motivated hearts through
dreams and visions.
Christmas Dreams visits
these moments in
scripture and connects
the experiences of
ancient times with our
modern journey of faith,
pointing to Christ, in
whose birth the hopes,
yearnings and dreams of
all the world are
fulfilled. Using
traditional carols, newly
composed seasonal
selections and thoughtful
narration, this rich work
delivers a tapestry of
sound and emotion. Share
this cantata with your
people and help them
discover God's graceful
touch in their lives!
Songs include: Christmas
Dreams Overture; Advent
Dreams; The Promise and
the Prayer; A New Morning
of Promise; Zechariah's
Song; Mary's Dream; All
Through the Night; Hark!
The Herald Angels Sing;
The Magi's Epiphany;
Christmas Dreams; A
Gentle Christmas
Blessing.
Full Orchestra (Print) Choral (Orchestra Accompaniment) SKU: HL.323200 (+)
Full Orchestra (Print)
Choral (Orchestra
Accompaniment)
SKU:
HL.323200
Lessons
for Lent. Composed by
Joseph M. Martin. Shawnee
Sacred. Cantata, Easter,
General Worship, Holy
Week, Lent, Sacred.
Softcover. Duration 2100
seconds. Published by
Shawnee Press
(HL.323200).
ISBN
9781540070487. UPC:
888680978266.
8.5x11.0x1.334
inches.
Presented
in a new edition for the
20th anniversary of its
publication, this seminal
cantata is rich with
musical and spiritual
potential. Using simple
symbols of worship,
expressive music and a
sensitive narration by
Pamela Stewart, this work
is an unforgettable
experience for Holy Week.
A new SAB version and
special anniversary
consort orchestration
join the original
products to open the work
to groups of every size.
Only 30 minutes long, the
cantata is easily learned
and with Brant Adams'
gentle yet dramatic
orchestrations, Colors of
Grace will become a
treasured part of your
Holy Week commemoration.
Songs include: Prologue;
Take My Yoke Upon You; A
Servant's Song (The Basin
and Towel); Take My Yoke
Upon You (Lesson 1:
Service); Underscore: The
Cup; A Shadow Fell on
Sharon's Rose; Take My
Yoke Upon You (Lesson 2:
Obedience); Underscore:
The Crown of Thorns; O
Gentle Jesus; Take My
Yoke Upon You (Lesson 3:
Humility); Come to the
Cross; Epilogue. Score
and Parts for Orchestra
(fl 1-2, ob/eng hn, cl
1-2, bn, hn 1-2,
timp/bass dm, perc 1-2,
hp, pno, vn 1-2, va, vc,
db) available as Printed
Edition and as a digital
download. Consort Score
and Parts (fl, cl, hn,
perc, pno, hp, vn, vc)
available as a digital
download.
Soloists, Mixed Choir and Orchestra SKU: HL.49014954 Musical legend in...(+)
Soloists, Mixed Choir and
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.49014954
Musical legend in 3
acts. Composed by
Hans Pfitzner. Arranged
by Joseph Keilberth. This
edition: Full-cloth
binding. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Score.
Composed 1912-1915. 626
pages. Duration 200'.
Schott Music #ED 135.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49014954).
Orchestra (CD-ROM) Choral (ORCH CDROM) SKU: HL.35029955 A Cantata of H...(+)
Orchestra (CD-ROM) Choral
(ORCH CDROM)
SKU:
HL.35029955
A
Cantata of Hope and
Peace. Composed by
Joseph M. Martin. Shawnee
Sacred. Cantata, Easter,
General Worship, Holy
Week, Lent. CD-ROM.
Duration 2400 seconds.
Published by Shawnee
Press (HL.35029955).
ISBN 9781495018374.
UPC: 888680028879.
5.0x5.0x0.2
inches.
This
service in song is a
contemplation of the hope
we find in Christ.
Incorporating new
original anthems and
fresh treatments of
time-honored hymns and
traditional sacred songs,
this work reflects upon
the ministry and passion
of Christ's last days.
The narration includes
scriptures of assurance
and words of comfort and
peace. The music is
written in an expressive
melodic style, bringing a
gentle beauty that will
touch all who experience
it. Supported by two
orchestration choices and
other helpful companion
products, this 40 minute
work is ideal for Lenten
or Holy Week worship
gatherings. Consider this
musical journey of faith
and discover a place of
refuge in God's unfailing
love and His sanctuary of
grace. Moving! Songs
include: Prelude of
Peace; Sanctuary of
Grace; Shelter of Hope;
Hosanna! A Procession of
Promise; In the Shadow of
Your Wing; Give to the
Winds Your Fears; Flee as
a Bird; Sanctuary of the
Soul; Postlude of
Peace.
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3489MD Composed by Jay Rouse. Choral, cantatas....(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3489MD
Composed
by Jay Rouse. Choral,
cantatas. Advent,
Christmas, Sacred. Full
score and parts, plus CD
with printable parts.
Medallion Music
#30/3489MD. Published by
Medallion Music
(LO.30-3489MD).
UPC:
000308147704.
And
It Came to Pass,
Emmanuel: A compelling
musical triumph that
invites the listener on a
journey that ultimately
leads to worship of the
Christ Child. The text of
the Christmas story
blends seamlessly with
original narrative and
exquisite lyric writing
from Rose Aspinall, and
Jay Rouse's incredible
ability to fashion
original melodies and
arrange Christmas
favorites with nuance and
passion is on full
display. The musical
opens with an ethereal
underscore that leads
effortlessly into a 6/8
interpretation of Adeste
Fideles, followed
directly by the theme
song and anchor ballad
for the musical, And It
Came to Pass. Also
included are a song
written specifically for
this work that gives
voice to Joseph's fears
and longings; a
traditional gospel
setting of the all-time
favorite Jesus, What a
Wonderful Child; a
syncopated, upbeat angel
and shepherd announcement
song titled Fire in the
Sky; and a tender worship
moment at the manger
called Jesus, Prince of
Peace. With a little
something for everyone,
this creative work is
sure to be an important
part of your Christmas
season.
Ecrite
a la memoire de Joseph
Haydn. Composed by
Jean Franç and aix.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical.
Conductor's/study score.
Composed 1953. 76 pages.
Duration 19'. Schott
Music #ED 7708. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49007462).
Orchestra SKU: HL.49010025 Study Score. Composed by Franz Joseph H...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.49010025
Study
Score. Composed by
Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Christa Landon.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
Composed 1764. 36 pages.
Duration 18'. Eulenburg
Edition #ETP561.
Published by Eulenburg
Edition (HL.49010025).
ISBN 9790200204810.
UPC: 073999596144.
5.25x7.5x0.095
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Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.49010050 Laudon. Composed by Franz Josep...(+)
Orchestra (Score)
SKU:
HL.49010050
Laudon. Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Gwilym Beechey.
This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Study
Score. 58 pages. Duration
25'. Eulenburg Edition
#ETP 589. Published by
Eulenburg Edition
(HL.49010050).
ISBN
9790200205091.
5.25x7.5x0.167
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Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.49010000 Paris No. 3. Composed by Franz ...(+)
Orchestra (Score)
SKU:
HL.49010000
Paris
No. 3. Composed by
Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by H. C. Robbins
Landon. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
60 pages. Eulenburg
Edition #ETP 534.
Published by Eulenburg
Edition (HL.49010000).
ISBN 9790200204568.
UPC: 884088096304.
5.25x7.5x0.154
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Orchestra SKU: HL.49009442 Overture. Composed by Franz Joseph Hayd...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.49009442
Overture. Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by H. C. Robbins
Landon. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
Composed 1779. 50 pages.
Duration 7'. Eulenburg
Edition #ETP1124.
Published by Eulenburg
Edition (HL.49009442).
ISBN 9790200209556.
5.5x7.5x0.118
inches.
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Orchestra SKU: HL.49010045 Study Score. Composed by Franz Joseph H...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.49010045
Study
Score. Composed by
Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Bernhard
Paeuler. This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Study
Score. Composed 1788. 70
pages. Duration 27'.
Eulenburg Edition
#ETP581. Published by
Eulenburg Edition
(HL.49010045).
ISBN
9790200205015. UPC:
073999277265.
5.25x7.5x0.248
inches.
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Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.49015921 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. ...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.49015921
Composed by Franz Joseph
Haydn. Edited by Harry
Newstone. This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Study
Score. Composed 1774. 62
pages. Eulenburg Edition
#ETP 571. Published by
Eulenburg Edition
(HL.49015921).
ISBN
9790200204919. UPC:
073999317428.
5.25x7.5x0.187
inches.
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Orchestra SKU: HL.49010015 Study Score. Composed by Franz Joseph H...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.49010015
Study
Score. Composed by
Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by H. C. Robbins
Landon. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
44 pages. Eulenburg
Edition #ETP551.
Published by Eulenburg
Edition (HL.49010015).
ISBN 9790200204728.
UPC: 073999593365.
5.25x7.5x0.132
inches.
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Orchestra SKU: HL.49010027 Study Score. Composed by Franz Joseph H...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.49010027
Study
Score. Composed by
Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Christa Landon.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
Composed 1763. 44 pages.
Duration 23'. Eulenburg
Edition #ETP 563.
Published by Eulenburg
Edition (HL.49010027).
ISBN 9790200204834.
UPC: 073999487336.
5.25x7.5x0.134
inches.
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than 1,200 titles from
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theatre, Edition
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Orchestra SKU: HL.49010035 Study Score. Composed by Franz Joseph H...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.49010035
Study
Score. Composed by
Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Harry Newstone.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
Composed 1784. 62 pages.
Duration 23'. Eulenburg
Edition #ETP 572.
Published by Eulenburg
Edition (HL.49010035).
ISBN 9790200204926.
UPC: 073999563269.
5.25x7.5x0.169
inches.
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theatre, Edition
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Orchestra SKU: HL.49009941 Study Score. Composed by Franz Joseph H...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.49009941
Study
Score. Composed by
Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Harry Newstone.
This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Study
Score. 69 pages.
Eulenburg Edition #ETP
468. Published by
Eulenburg Edition
(HL.49009941).
ISBN
9790200204025. UPC:
073999781991.
5.25x7.5x0.229
inches.
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Orchestra SKU: HL.49009988 The Schoolmaster. Composed by Franz Jos...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.49009988
The
Schoolmaster.
Composed by Franz Joseph
Haydn. Edited by Christa
Landon. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
40 pages. Duration 19'.
Eulenburg Edition #ETP
518. Published by
Eulenburg Edition
(HL.49009988).
ISBN
9790200204452.
5.25x7.5x0.108
inches.
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than 1,200 titles from
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Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.49010026 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited...(+)
Orchestra (Score)
SKU:
HL.49010026
Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Christa Landon.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
Composed 1765. 22 pages.
Eulenburg Edition #ETP
562. Published by
Eulenburg Edition
(HL.49010026).
ISBN
9790200204827.
5.25x7.5x0.093
inches.
With more
than 1,200 titles from
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repertoire, from chamber
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theatre, Edition
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Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.49010022 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited...(+)
Orchestra (Score)
SKU:
HL.49010022
Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by H. C. Robbins
Landon. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
56 pages. Eulenburg
Edition #ETP 559.
Published by Eulenburg
Edition (HL.49010022).
ISBN 9790200204797.
5.25x7.5x0.171
inches.
With more
than 1,200 titles from
the orchestral and choral
repertoire, from chamber
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theatre, Edition
Eulenburg is the world's
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covering large part of
music history from the
Baroque to the Classical
era and looking back on a
long tradition.
Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.49015922 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited...(+)
Orchestra (Score)
SKU:
HL.49015922
Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Bernhard
Paeuler. This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Study
Score. Composed 1788. 72
pages. Duration 26'.
Eulenburg Edition #ETP
582. Published by
Eulenburg Edition
(HL.49015922).
ISBN
9790200205022.
5.25x7.5x0.172
inches.
With more
than 1,200 titles from
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repertoire, from chamber
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theatre, Edition
Eulenburg is the world's
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music history from the
Baroque to the Classical
era and looking back on a
long tradition.
Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.49010021 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited...(+)
Orchestra (Score)
SKU:
HL.49010021
Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by H. C. Robbins
Landon. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
Composed 1787. 63 pages.
Duration 22'. Eulenburg
Edition #ETP558.
Published by Eulenburg
Edition (HL.49010021).
ISBN 9783795763008.
UPC: 841886012318.
5.25x7.5x0.253
inches.
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than 1,200 titles from
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theatre, Edition
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era and looking back on a
long tradition.
Orchestra; Score (Study Score) SKU: HL.49010049 Composed by Franz Joseph ...(+)
Orchestra; Score (Study
Score)
SKU:
HL.49010049
Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Gwilym Beechey.
Arranged by Gwilym
Beechey. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
60 pages. Duration 20'.
Eulenburg Edition
#ETP588. Published by
Eulenburg Edition
(HL.49010049).
ISBN
9790200205084. UPC:
884088085896.
5.25x7.5x0.137
inches.
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Boy
Soprano, Soprano, Tenor,
Flugelhorn, Mixed Chorus,
and Chamber Orchestra
Study Score. Composed
by Harald Weiss. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Sheet music. Study
Score. Classical.
Softcover. Composed
2008/2009. 188 pages.
Duration 100'. Schott
Music #ED20619. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49018099).
ISBN
9790001158428. UPC:
884088567347.
8.25x11.75x0.457 inches.
Latin - German.
On
letting go(Concerning the
selection of the texts)
In the selection of the
texts, I have allowed
myself to be motivated
and inspired by the
concept of 'letting go'.
This appears to me to be
one of the essential
aspects of dying, but
also of life itself. We
humans cling far too
strongly to successful
achievements, whether
they have to do with
material or ideal values,
or relationships of all
kinds. We cannot and do
not want to let go,
almost as if our life
depended on it. As we
will have to practise the
art of letting go at the
latest during our hour of
death, perhaps we could
already make a start on
this while we are still
alive. Tagore describes
this farewell with very
simple but strikingly
vivid imagery: 'I will
return the key of my
door'. I have set this
text for tenor solo. Here
I imagine, and have
correspondingly noted in
a certain passage of the
score, that the
protagonist finds himself
as though 'in an ocean'
of voices in which he is
however not drowning, but
immersing himself in
complete relaxation. The
phenomenon of letting go
is described even more
simply and tersely in
Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So
teach us to number our
days, that we may apply
our hearts unto wisdom'.
This cannot be expressed
more plainly.I have begun
the requiem with a solo
boy's voice singing the
beginning of this psalm
on a single note, the
note A. This in effect
says it all. The work
comes full circle at the
culmination with a repeat
of the psalm which
subsequently leads into a
resplendent 'lux
aeterna'. The
intermediate texts of the
Requiem which highlight
the phenomenon of letting
go in the widest spectrum
of colours originate on
the one hand from the
Latin liturgy of the
Messa da Requiem (In
Paradisum, Libera me,
Requiem aeternam, Mors
stupebit) and on the
other hand from poems by
Joseph von Eichendorff,
Hermann Hesse,
Rabindranath Tagore and
Rainer Maria Rilke.All
texts have a distinctive
positive element in
common and view death as
being an organic process
within the great system
of the universe, for
example when Hermann
Hesse writes: 'Entreiss
dich, Seele, nun der
Zeit, entreiss dich
deinen Sorgen und mache
dich zum Flug bereit in
den ersehnten Morgen'
['Tear yourself way , o
soul, from time, tear
yourself away from your
sorrows and prepare
yourself to fly away into
the long-awaited
morning'] and later: 'Und
die Seele unbewacht will
in freien Flugen
schweben, um im
Zauberkreis der Nacht
tief und tausendfach zu
leben' ['And the
unfettered soul strives
to soar in free flight to
live in the magic sphere
of the night, deep and
thousandfold']. Or Joseph
von Eichendorff whose
text evokes a distant
song in his lines: 'Und
meine Seele spannte weit
ihre Flugel aus. Flog
durch die stillen Lande,
als floge sie nach Haus'
['And my soul spread its
wings wide. Flew through
the still country as if
homeward bound.']Here a
strong romantically
tinged occidental
resonance can be detected
which is however also
accompanied by a
universal spirit going
far beyond all cultures
and religions. In the
beginning was the sound
Long before any sort of
word or meaningful phrase
was uttered by vocal
chords, sounds,
vibrations and tones
already existed. This
brings us back to the
music. Both during my
years of study and at
subsequent periods, I had
been an active
participant in the world
of contemporary music,
both as percussionist and
also as conductor and
composer. My early scores
had a somewhat
adventurous appearance,
filled with an abundance
of small black dots: no
rhythm could be too
complicated, no register
too extreme and no
harmony too dissonant. I
devoted myself intensely
to the handling of
different parameters
which in serial music
coexist in total
equality: I also studied
aleatory principles and
so-called minimal music.I
subsequently emigrated
and took up residence in
Spain from where I
embarked on numerous
travels over the years to
India, Africa and South
America. I spent repeated
periods during this time
as a resident in
non-European countries.
This meant that the
currents of contemporary
music swept past me
vaguely and at a great
distance. What I instead
absorbed during this
period were other
completely new cultures
in which I attempted to
immerse myself as
intensively as possible.I
learned foreign languages
and came into contact
with musicians of all
classes and styles who
had a different cultural
heritage than my own: I
was intoxicated with the
diversity of artistic
potential.Nevertheless,
the further I distanced
myself from my own
Western musical heritage,
the more this returned
insistently in my
consciousness.The scene
can be imagined of
sitting somewhere in the
middle of the Brazilian
jungle surrounded by the
wailing of Indians and
out of the blue being
provided with the
opportunity to hear
Beethoven's late string
quartets: this can be a
heart-wrenching
experience, akin to an
identity crisis. This
type of experience can
also be described as
cathartic. Whatever the
circumstances, my
'renewed' occupation with
the 'old' country would
not permit me to return
to the point at which I
as an audacious young
student had maltreated
the musical parameters of
so-called contemporary
music. A completely
different approach would
be necessary: an
extremely careful
approach, inching my way
gradually back into the
Western world: an
approach which would
welcome tradition back
into the fold, attempt to
unfurl the petals and
gently infuse this
tradition with a breath
of contemporary
life.Although I am aware
that I will not unleash a
revolution or scandal
with this approach, I am
nevertheless confident
as, with the musical
vocabulary of this
Requiem, I am travelling
in an orbit in which no
ballast or complex
structures will be
transported or intimated:
on the contrary, I have
attempted to form the
message of the texts in
music with the naivety of
a 'homecomer'. Harald
WeissColonia de San
PedroMarch 2009.