Sacred Music

Einzelausgabe des dreichörigen a-cappella-Satzes aus der großen Vokalsinfonie 'Seven Gates of Jerusalem', komponiert anlässlich der 3000-Jahr-Feier der Stadt im Jahr 1997.

A choral setting of four Latin psalms. This new work by one of the most important contemporary Czech composers was commissioned for a major international festival of a cappella choirs in Germany and i...

Einzelausgabe des dreichörigen a-cappella-Satzes aus der großen Vokalsinfonie Seven Gates of Jerusalem, komponiert anlässlich der 3000-Jahr-Feier der Stadt im Jahr 1997. In 2013 vom Komponisten für ki...

Die kurze Messe aus dem Jahr 1955 für gemischten, achtstimmigen Chor a cappella besteht aus den Teilen Kyrie, Gloria und Agnus Dei; sie enthält kleine solistische Einschübe, die aus dem Chor besetzt w...

Recordare ist ein Satz für Chor a cappella aus dem oratorischen Werk Dies illa für Sopran, Mezzosopran, Bariton, drei gemischte Chöre und Orchester. Als separate Ausgabe aus dem gleichen Werk ist auch...

Krzysztof Penderecki's new choral work is a musical setting of Psalm 3. The complex setting for eight-part mixed a cappella choir is juxtaposed with a difficult part for solo tenor. In Latin.

A three-minute choral work for SATTB choir unaccompanied, commissioned by the New Generation Foundation (f.k.a. Fondazione Mascarade Opera) with special thanks to Charles Klein. First performed on 29...

für 4stg. gem. Chor a cap. (Reihe 'Das 19. Jahrhundert', hrsg. von Rainer Goede. Heft 4). Inhalt: Nimm mir alles, Gott, mein Gott / O teures Gotteswort / Nun, Herr, wes sollt ich mich getrösten / Du b...

80 Bach chorales with new texts on contemporary themes of faith. This provides a new opportunity to reach people who are not too familiar with church traditions.

Pärt's composition appears functional, plain, without intellectual secret-mongering. It is built upon single intervals, triads and little rhythm games as well as upon medieval patterns. These Magnific...

> Imitative sections alternate with simple homophonic choral passages > Uses a rich range of dynamic contrasts in a short space of time to enhance the meaning of the words > A serene setting suitable...

> A new setting which explores the original Ave Maria plainchant > Plainchant is shared between all the voices creating a choral mosaic of sound > Explores a wide mixture of choral textures from spars...

> A gentle, moving setting highlighting the meaning of the text > Moves from simple two part writing through imitative to full four part choral texture > Floating melodic lines over a hushed choral te...

A gentle, reflective setting that has a three-part structure with a short coda. Three and four part rising choral lines at the start, contrast with a central melodic section in the sopranos, supported...

In this setting of Psalm 117 the composer has created an unusually serene and ethereal setting considering the meaning of the text. Most composers that have written settings of this Psalm Praise the L...

This work is a reflective setting of a popular blessing used regularly in both church services and within choral concerts. Scored for unaccompanied mixed choir, the four parts are often divided to cre...

Jesus and the traders, a pillar of 20th-century a cappella choral music, tells the familiar story of Jesus and the money-changers. In addition to the harmonic complexity of the work - indeed, this is...

Jesus and the traders, a pillar of 20th-century a cappella choral music, tells the familiar story of Jesus and the money-changers. In addition to the harmonic complexity of the work - indeed, this is...

This is Pärt's musical interpretation of the psalms 117 and 131 in slavic language. 117 (116) O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us...

Nunc dimittis, also known as Simeon's canticle, is taken from the New Testament (Luke II, 29-32); it is a short paean which Simeon took up when, as promised by the Holy Spirit, he was allowed to see t...

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...