John Tavener
Missa Wellensis
for unaccompanied double Choir SSAATTBB/SSAATTBB
John Tavener
Missa Wellensis
for unaccompanied double Choir SSAATTBB/SSAATTBB
- Instrumentation 2 Mixed Choirs (SSAATTBB)
- Composer John Tavener
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Choral Score
- Publisher Chester Music
- Order no. CH82005
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Description:
Missa Wellensis, composed by John Tavener for unaccompanied double choir (SSAATTBB/SSAATTBB), was first performed on Sunday 18th May 2014 during the festival new music wells 74-14, by Wells Cathedral Choir conducted by Matthew Owens. It was commissioned by Cathedral Commissions of Wells Cathedral. This setting of the missa brevis was written as a tribute to the Spanish Renaissance composer Victoria, who inspired Tavener throughout his life. The final movement (Agnus Dei) includes a quotation from Victoria's O Vos Omnes from the Tenebrae Responsories. Duration: c. 13 minutes.