Choral; Organ
Accompaniment; Percussion
(Vocal Score)
SKU:
HL.48024592
SATB,
Organ, Percussion Vocal
Score. Composed by
James Macmillan. Boosey &
Hawkes Sacred Choral.
Classical, General
Worship, Sacred.
Softcover. 56 pages.
Duration 1020 seconds.
Boosey & Hawkes
#M060129773. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48024592).
ISBN
9781784540685. UPC:
888680931285.
9.0x12.0x0.226
inches.
This
17-minute choral sequence
is scored for mixed
chorus and organ, with
optional percussion, and
presents five of the
Latin motetsÂ’which
occur at the end of
movements in MacMillan's
St John Passion (2007):
Astiterunt reges terr,
Judas, mercator pessimus,
Peccantem me quotidie,
Crucifixus etiam pro
nobis, Stabat Mater. In
the last of these,
MacMillan quotes Bach's
Passion Chorale; Bach's
original is therefore
included as an optional
opening movement in the
sequence, to be sung in
German or English. The
sequence was selected by
Nigel Perrin (Bath
Camerata), who comments,
“I chose these
movements because they
stand on their own and
are effective as 'motets'
with organ accompaniment.
The order of movements
forms a sort of
chronological sequence.
Although the keys do not
relate I felt that this
did not matter as each
movement is completely
different, creating its
own sound-world and
emotion. I have not added
to the original settings;
rather, I have removed
material so that the
choral construction can
stand alone.†A
Choral Sequence from the
St John Passion
represents a significant
addition to the repertory
of devotional works for
Passiontide and is
appropriate for church
and concert performance
alike.
Peccantem me quotidie
