SKU: OU.9780193396982
ISBN 9780193396982. 10 x 7 inches.
For SSATB and organ McDowall's Candlemas is a celebratory and powerful piece. Making use of choral divisions and suspensions and a dynamic organ part, this setting of Denise Levertov's text (on the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple) is reverent, yet joyous, and is ideal for a liturgical setting.
SKU: GI.G-007312
UPC: 780877938590.
A remarkable collection of music for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, and Candlemas, framed with the poetry of Thomas Merton.
SKU: FG.042-09059-6
ISBN 979-0-042-09059-6.
Four sacred songs for voice and piano. These hymn-like songs by Einojuhani Rautavaara were composed round four feasts in the church year. The composer has revised and renewed the cycle in an edition that now contains the texts in English as well as Finnish. (1. Suuri pitkaperjantai / The Great Good Friday, 2. Iltarukous / Evening Prayer, 3. Kynttilanpaiva / Candlemas, 4. Joulun virsi - Elaman virsi / Hymn of Christmas - Hymn of Life).
SKU: HL.48000890
UPC: 073999812510. 8.25x11.75x0.217 inches.
Contents: Three Sonnets of Shakespeare (That Time of Year, When I Do Count the Clock, Shall I Compare Thee) * Sacred Feasts (The Great Good Friday, Evening Prayer, Candlemas, Hymn of Christmas - Hymn of Life) * Five Sonnets of Orpheus (Da stieg ein Baum, Und fast ein Madchen wars, Ein Gott vermags, O ihr Zartlichen, Errichtet keinen Denkstein) * Die Liebenden (Liebes-Lied, Der Schauende, Die Liebende, Der Tod der Geliebten) * God's Way (God's Way, The Child, Pentecost, Dream in the Cathedral) * Dream World (October, Waltz of the Innocents, I Approach Thee) * Works for soloist and orchestra.
SKU: CA.5017211
ISBN 9790007080549. Key: B flat major. Language: Latin.
The Mass in B flat, op. 172, dates from 1892 and was published in two authentic versions. The instrumental accompaniment can be played either by an ensemble of wind instruments or by organ. Between Gloria and Credo Rheinberger placed a powerfully expressive a cappella Ave Maria, probably due to the fact that the Mass was first performed on a major feast day of the Virgin Mary: on the feast of Purification (Candlemas) in Breslau Cathedral. Score and part available separately - see item CA.5017200.
SKU: HL.48025378
UPC: 196288194392.
Commissioned by the Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, for the first ever BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong broadcast from the college,this introit or short motet was written to commemorate the occasion of Candlemas. Echoing the text, rich in light imagery, the recurring motif, first heard at the opening of the piece, unfolds from a single pitch into glowing harmonic colours. After a luminous climax where the texture reaches its widest span, with a soaring soprano solo, the piece ends by returning cyclically to the meditative state of the opening, fading to a single note once more. As a versatile introit or as a concert piece, this gentle and reflective setting of the archaic text would suit confident choral groups.
SKU: CA.2770100
ISBN 9790007097103. Key: F major. Language: Latin.
The series Vienna - Music of the imperial royal seat has been initiated with Caldara's Ave maris stella for solo soprano and alto, two obbligato violins and basso continuo. The performance dates in the surviving source material show that the piece was performed on 1 February in 1752 and 1754 during the first solemn vespers for Candlemas, probably in the Great Hofburgkapella. The short pleasing piece is suitable in a concertante setting as well as for sacred services (especially on feasts to the Virgin Mary and during vespers), but it is also appropriate for prayer services.
