SSA chorus and marimba, violoncell - Digital Download SKU: BJ.1361 Composed by Mattias Ekström Koij. Christian. Octavo. 39 pages. Bo Ejeby Forlag - Digital #1361. Published by Bo Ejeby Forlag - Digital (BJ.1361). 8.27 x 11.7 inches.Durata ca 10-12 min. This Missa brevis is composed for SSA, cello and marimba, but it could also be performed without the marimba part. If so, in addition to missing out on the intended sound, certain elements of harmony and rhythm will be lost. This also goes for the passages where the marimba imitates the cello. In a missa brevis (short mass), it is not uncommon that the extensive Credo is omitted, as I have done. Occasionally, to further shorten the mass, I make use of a technique that Haydn among others employed for the Gloria, where the singers sing different sections of the text at the same time. - Mattias Ekstrom Koij.
