Format : Score
SKU: GI.G-10634
UPC: 785147063414. Latin. Text source: Latin, 12th C.
The handbells are optional.
SKU: CA.9100611
ISBN 9790007229979. Language: Latin.
The antiphon Regina caeli by Carl Bitters von Dittersdorf, laid out in rondo form, to highlighted throughout by virtuosic passages for the two solo sopranos. Backed by choir and orchestra, this is a work featuring concertante technique, but it also reveals its background of Gregorian plainsong. Score and part available separately - see item CA.9100600.
SKU: OU.9780193400955
ISBN 9780193400955. 12 x 8 inches.
for SSAA unaccompanied Originally written for SATB, this hymn to the 'Queen of the Heavens' is a glorious work, replete with dramatic changes of mood and texture. The majestic chords of the opening bars quickly give way to a spirited exchange between the voices. This pattern of contrasts is repeated throughout the piece before the final jubilant chords fade away to pianissimo. This is an approachable and rewarding motet, appropriate for any time of the year and in particular, the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Eastertide. The original SATB version of Regina Caeli has also been recorded by the renowned American choir, the Phoenix Chorale, and released on a Grammy award-winning CD by Chandos (Spotless Rose CHSA 5066).
SKU: C4.9790902260312
ISBN 9790902260312. 8.27 x 11.7 inches.
Michael Leighton Jones has created a brilliant sequence of six Marian works that take their lead from their plainsong counterparts. These wonderfully reflective and carefully-crafted motets take the practice of fauxbourdon in new directions, with free harmonic invention linking old to new in a beautifully warm soundworld. Motets may be performed individually on feast days or within the appropriate liturgical season, or the whole sequence can make an effective frame for a concert programme.
