Choral; Organ
Accompaniment; Piano
Accompaniment (SATB)
SKU: HL.48024345
SATB, Soloists, Piano
or Organ. Composed by
Ursula Mamlok. Boosey &
Hawkes Sacred Choral.
Classical. Softcover. 36
pages. Duration 420
seconds. Bote & Bock
#M202535042. Published by
Bote & Bock
(HL.48024345).
ISBN
9783793142010.
The
cantata for mixed choir
and piano (or organ) is
an early work by Ursula
Mamlok, if one can call
the composition of a
mid-thirties so. In 1958,
at the time the piece was
written, the composer had
just finished her studies
at the Manhattan School
of Music. In the
following years, with
studies by Stefan Wolpe
and Ralph Shapey, she
approached the row
technique and developed
the typical style that
should be typical for her
in the later decades. The
Cantata is thus the
musical testimony of a
transitional period and
occupies a special
position, also because
choir compositions are
rare in Mamlok's oeuvre.
However, a very
attractive. The
approximately 7-minute,
one-movement composition
is based on the 1st Psalm
in English.
Ritornellartig returns
the word Blessed,
harmoniously accented
with quartz cords. The
choir set is extremely
varied and fanned up to
eight voices. Again and
again solos from all
vocal groups emerge.
Homophones contrast with
broken and imitative
sections, accompanied by
a cappella sung. Also
interesting is the
instrumental voice, which
not only accompanies the
vocals, but also stands
out individually and in
changeable design.
