SSSAA choir, a cappella SKU: OU.9780193554436
Composed by Tiburzio Massaino. Edited by Mark Keane. Vocal score. 12 pages. Duration 3'. Oxford University Press #9780193554436. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193554436). ISBN 9780193554436. 10 x 7 inches.
For SSSAA unaccompanied. The opening of this motet displays Massaino's skill in the art of word-painting with soaring lines that play on the word 'arise' (Surge). Punctuated with occasional homophonic writing, the beautiful melodic lines find clever use of imitation across all voices.
