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In 1897, Richard Strauss set the poem Evening by Friedrich Schiller to music for 16-part mixed choir (SATB) a cappella. It is dedicated to his friend Julius Buths. The lyrics were translated into Engl...

I have developed a highly formalised compositional system, which I have been using to write my music for twenty years. Summa is the most strict and enigmatic work in this series, said Arvo Pärt in 199...

As part of the Rhythm Voices series, German drummer/composer Richard Filz gives us Beam Me Up!, a quick, lively piece for choir or four-part voices written in a percussive style. Each voice part imita...

Richard Filz turns an unpleasant situation into a musical one in Rushhour in Rio, which turns the cacophony of car horns into a frenzied, lively musical work for mixed choir. For intermediate groups a...

As part of Universal Edition's Rhythm Voices choral series, Richard Filz gives us Monsun for mixed choir, depicting the atmospheric swell and recess of the monsoon rains, using vocal percussion. For i...

Psalm 133, a pilgrim song of David with three verses, is one of the short psalms. It describes the blessing of brotherly unity: Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to live in unity! Arvo...

Wolfgang Rihm (b. 1952) has written more then 400 compositions in all areas, and has developed a keen interest in architecture, painting, philosophy, and more, all of which are used as inspiration for...

When Agustin Gutierrez Canet, the Mexican ambassador to Estonia, invited me to Mexico, my interest and notions of the country were strongly affected be the famous legend of Juan Diego and his reports...

Little Litany (2015) d'Arvo Pärt pour chœur mixte a cappella a été écrite pour la réouverture de la chapelle médiévale Virgil à Vienne. Cette composition méditative invite à la contemplation intérieur...

Five Latin Passion Motets for 5-part mixed choir (SSATB) by Max Beckschäfer - suitable for the liturgy and concertsCan be performed as a cycle of works or individually - total duration if all five mot...

Five Latin Passion Motets for 5-part mixed choir (SSATB) by Max Beckschäfer - suitable for the liturgy and concertsCan be performed as a cycle of works or individually - total duration if all five mot...

Five Latin Passion Motets for 5-part mixed choir (SSATB) by Max Beckschäfer - suitable for the liturgy and concertsCan be performed as a cycle of works or individually - total duration if all five mot...

Five Latin Passion Motets for 5-part mixed choir (SSATB) by Max Beckschäfer - suitable for the liturgy and concertsCan be performed as a cycle of works or individually - total duration if all five mot...

Five Latin Passion Motets for 5-part mixed choir (SSATB) by Max Beckschäfer - suitable for the liturgy and concertsCan be performed as a cycle of works or individually - total duration if all five mot...

Anspruchsvoll, eindrucksvoll. Das ist die Messe in a-Moll von Max Beckschäfer für unbegleiteten 5-stimmigen Chor. Bei der Komposition der 'Missa brevis in a' ließ sich Beckschäfer von der Musik Arvo P...

Et j'ai entendu une voix" est une commande du Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical CNDM (Madrid) à l'occasion du 800e anniversaire de la fondation de l'université de Salamanque en 2018. L'œuvre est déd...

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Après les versions pour orchestre à cordes (1991) et pour huit violoncelles (2012), le Chant de Silouan paraît pour la première fois pour chœur mixte (SATB). Pärt s'inspire des paroles de saint Siloua...

Weberns einzige a cappella-Komposition entstand 1908. Die Uraufführung kam erst 1927 durch einen Laienchor im steirischen Fürstenfeld zustande. Die erste George-Vertonung Weberns ist von kanonischer S...