Description for Requiem
Sheet music. Suitable for soprano soloist, mixed choir, and small orchestra or chamber ensemble. The texts (in Latin and English) are from the Missa pro Defunctis, the "Book of Common Prayer", and the "Psalms". It contains seven sections which form an arch-like meditation on the themes of life and death. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: AVGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 202.
for soprano soloist, mixed choir, and orchestra or ensemble (with organ) This is one of the best-loved and most widely performed choral works of the twentieth century. The texts (in Latin and English) are from the Missa pro Defunctis, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Psalms. The seven sections form an arch-like meditation on the themes of life and death: prayers on behalf of all humanity, psalms, personal prayers to Christ, and in the central Sanctus an affirmation of divine glory. The full scores have been edited and engraved by the composer himself and are presented in handsome, cloth-bound ... Read more
for soprano soloist, mixed choir, and orchestra or ensemble (with organ) This is one of the best-loved and most widely performed choral works of the twentieth century. The texts (in Latin and English) are from the Missa pro Defunctis, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Psalms. The seven sections form an arch-like meditation on the themes of life and death: prayers on behalf of all humanity, psalms, personal prayers to Christ, and in the central Sanctus an affirmation of divine glory. The full scores have been edited and engraved by the composer himself and are presented in handsome, cloth-bound ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780193380707
SKU
V9780193380707
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-7
About Roger Hargreaves
John Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his compositions, including such concert-length works as Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, The Gift of Life, and Visions are performed around the world. John edits the Oxford Choral Classics ... Read more
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