O magnum mysterium
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Ben Ponniah
O magnum mysterium
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Ben Ponniah
O magnum mysterium

  • Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB)
  • Composer Ben Ponniah
  • Difficulty Level
    (medium)
  • Edition Choral Score Download
  • Publisher Boosey & Hawkes
  • Order no. BH14019-DL
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Description:

  • Language: Latin
  • Pages: 5
  • Term: 3:00
  • Genre: Sacred & Church Music
  • Accompaniment: A cappella
O magnum mysterium was written in 2013 and is dedicated to Dawn Herbert, the composer’s ex-wife and the mother of his son, Reginald. It was written while staying at her family’s farm in Cambridgeshire. Unintentionally, the wide-open spaces infused Ben Ponniah’s writing. This work uses the following 7-note scale: G, A, Bb, C, D, E and F#. Only these notes are used throughout the piece and the scale is derived from Scriabin’s ‘Mystic Chord’. The u and unresolved tonality, therefore, reflects the mystery surrounding the miraculous birth of Jesus, as well as Ponniah’s own personal doubts and wonder.