Tropus. Par SCHNEIDER ENJOTT. In this composition Schneider uses the famous words from the liturgy for Good Friday: “Darkness fell, and on the ninth hour Jesus called out with a loud voice: My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?” Here he draws on the earlier form of the “trope”, using what was a common device in composition in medieval times, inserted into already completed works as a sort of commenta…

Un paramètre puissant pour choeur 8-partie de trois des réponses vendredi à matins: ' Tenebrae factae sunt ', ' Tradiderunt me' et ' Iesum tradidit impius '. Commandé par Cappella Nova (Directeur : Alan Tavener) et enregistrée par eux sur Linn Records. Un ajout important aux oeuvres de ce compositeur pour choeur de chambre standard avancé. / Choeur Mixte (SSAATTBB) A Cappella

Par PARK OWAIN. Footsteps by Owain Park was commissioned by Tenebrae with generous assistance from Arts Council England, PRS for Music Foundation, Santander Discovery Foundation Grant, Britten-Pears Foundation and The Fidelio Charitable Trust. The work, for unaccompanied mixed choirs, explores the themes of travel, solitude and journeying. Owain Park says: 'Footsteps is the result of many months o…

Director Score. Par MCDONALD MARY. For Holy Week or Good Friday, It Is Finished is a unique, powerful, and compelling Tenebrae service from the always uncommonly creative Mary McDonald. At 30 minutes in length, it is easily prepared and will serve perfectly as a centerpiece for any Holy Week service. Or, perform the anthems separately during Lent and Holy Week. The optional chamber orchestration i…

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER. Composition de la belle voix mixtes de Alexander L'Estrange, livre de luth Lullaby, est la dernière addition à la très acclamée série de nouvelles oeuvres chorales de Faber. Tout d'abord interprété par la chorale Tenebrae, réalisée par Nigel Short, qui a également commandé le travail, il fut créé le 12 septembre 2002, à St Luke, Chelsea, Londres lors d'un concert à l'appu…

Choral Signature Series. Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER. Exquisite melodies float through this swaying setting of Panis Angelicus, exemplifying L'Estrange's gift for delicate harmonies and beautiful yet accessible melodic lines. Featured on the Signum Classics recording On Eagles' Wings, performed by Tenebrae. Arranged for soprano and alto voices and organ. Part of Faber Music's Choral Signature Series.…

Commandée par 'The King's Singers' / Choeur SATB

These a cappella 'miniatures' were written for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, respectively. The Tenebrae texts are based on two scripture passages and set the stage for the joy of Easter Sunday. Beautiful! / SATB

Commissioned by Roger Muttitt for the 600th anniversary of Durham School in 2014, In this place is a setting of my own words and was first performed at a service of celebration in Durham Cathedral in June 2014. The text is a poem of renewal and the setting builds towards the final phrase 'I will fly with angels'. Keep the chords as balanced as possible between the parts and aim for a really warm b…

Commandé pour Tenebrae et leur directeur, Nigel Short. John Tavener écrit:'Mère et enfant célèbre le miracle de l'accouchement. Il célèbre aussi Marie dans son aspect universel en tant que mère de tous les Prophètes, et co-rédemptrice du Christ. Mais derrière tout cela est la lumière théophanique, unique et infini, et le même dans toutes les traditions religieuses. La musique est à la fois tendre,…

'I sing because...' is the third and final movement of the choral suite Todd's 'Songs of Love', which was commissioned by Elena Sharkova for the Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale in 2012. The haunting and yearning text about love and loss is written by the American poet, Nils Peterson after a Greek poem by Maria Polydouri. With an aching melody which starts on upper voices and gradually builds to th…

for Low Flute Quartet or Choir. Par LOTTI ANTONIO. Antonio Lotti originally composed this Miserere Mei around 1730, scored for four voices. Frequently only performed as the opening 27 measures, the entire work has been arranged here for low flute quartet or choir by Cathi Marro. The text of the setting, from Psalm 50, is typically the final psalm sung at Tenebrae, an ancient Good Friday service. /…

for 3 sopranos and baroque instruments. Par PECOU THIERRY. For me, as someone who considers myself far removed from Christian spirituality and closer to the concept of Immanence than to any form of Transcendence, it was obvious to me that I would not compose a Miserere comparable to Alesandro Scarlatti’s Lamentazioni. It was also my wish to theatricalise the subject matter, following pagan rituals…

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Par GAGNEUX RENAUD. / Répertoire / Choeur