Randy Stenson's male chorus series has earned a great deal of respect over the y...(+)
Randy Stenson's male chorus series has earned a great deal of respect over the years. The quality is always superb and the styles vary significantly. Editor and professor Allen Crowell has brought us another Renaissance work thisone by Jacob Handl. For five-part male choir it has its demanding qualities but the reward is there.
Jacob Handl (1550-1591) was called the Bohemian Palestrina of his day. Allen Cro...(+)
Jacob Handl (1550-1591) was called the Bohemian Palestrina of his day. Allen Crowell has edited this stirring anthem for male voices. Randy Stenson selected it for his TTBB series. The text of humility and reverence appears in itsoriginal Latin. Simply put this is a beautiful piece of music.
Jakobus Gallus' or Jacob Handl's Ascendit Deus or God Goes Up On High is an anth...(+)
Jakobus Gallus' or Jacob Handl's Ascendit Deus or God Goes Up On High is an anthem for Ascensiontide which has been beautifully arranged for SATBarB Choir a cappella by Frank Burkhart. The text is in Latin and English.
O beata Trinitas. for SSAA double choir unaccompanied. In this compelling motet ...(+)
O beata Trinitas. for SSAA double choir unaccompanied. In this compelling motet for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, Handl artfully embodies symbolism of the Trinity within the motet's structure.
