SKU: HL.48025266

UPC: 196288152255.

In Sancta Mater, the fifth movement of Kim André Arnesen’s large-scale Stabat Mater, through the poetic Latin text we comfort not only Mother Mary but all parents who have lost their own child, and we cry and we pray with them. The largely homophonic setting sensitively portrays the text and underlying themes through Arnesen’s trademark luscious harmonies and expert voice interaction. Suitable for intermediate choirs.

SKU: HL.48025268

UPC: 196288152279.

Eja Mater is a prayer for comfort to all parents who have lost their own child, but also expresses love from parents to their children. Originally written for choir and orchestra as part of Kim André Arnesen’s Stabat Mater, this stand-alone version, adapted for a cappella choir, has a symphonic feel. This heartfelt and ethereal setting has a persistent flow throughout, with melodic lines effortlessly passing between voices. Breath marks and rests are carefully notated for this reason, and this also enables the piece to be sung by only eight voices, though it is equally appropriate for larger choirs accustomed to singing in eight parts.

SKU: BT.EMBZ14167

Latin.

It was in 1898, while he was at secondary school in Nagyszombat, that Kodály wrote his strophic Stabat Mater for a capella male choir, which he reworked in 1962. The text of the present edition prec isely follows Kodály's 1962 notation. The version for mixed choir (arranged by Imre Sulyok) matches it exactly: the soprano part corresponds to that of the first tenor, the bass part matches the original second bass, and the harmonies are also the same, so that the two versions can even be sung together. First printed edition.