Choral (Choral Score) SKU: HL.48025077
Vocal Sextet Choral Score. Composed by Elena Kats-Chernin. BH Secular Choral. Classical. Octavo. 24 pages. Duration 300 seconds. Bote & Bock #M202536247. Published by Bote & Bock (HL.48025077). ISBN 9783793143215. UPC: 196288059752. 9.0x12.0x0.129 inches.
Gothic horror in music: This chamber choir miniature in 3/4 time, as entertaining as it is creepy, pays homage to Alban Berg's Wozzeck, which is directly quoted with the line 'Ein schoner Mord, ein guter Mord' [A beautiful murder, a good murder]. The composeradds a myriad of imaginative English text snippets on the theme of 'head off, knife out, heart beats, lights out' etc. There is vocal trembling, firing, stammering, always restless and on a knife edge - even the scratching sound of real blades is used. A virtuoso treat with which vocal ensembles in the proper mood can bring any after-programme to a crowning finale!
