This 8-minute work, set entirely in Latin, recounts King David's grief at the death of his son Absalom. Opening with a fiery piano introduction, a solo tenor emerges from the echoing keyboard clusters, followed by a mournful choral response. The music then moves into a molto agitato Dies irae, with angry dissonance and mixed meters, eventually resolving into a peaceful and tranquil Requiem aeternum. A powerful and dramatic work for advanced ensembles! Duration: ca. 8:20.
Details
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
Publication Date: 09/2011
Credits: Jeffrey Cobb
Pages: 28
Length: 10.50 in.
Width: 6.75 in.
Series: Choral
Format: SATB divisi
UPC: 884088550622
ISBN: 1617804592
Voicing: SATB Divisi
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