When people say they want modern music at Mass, not all that Gregorian chant, Palestrina and Mozart, what would they think if they got this? It`s from 1968 and so is post-conciliar.
I first came across this at the Aldeburgh festival a few years ago when Brian Ferneyhough was the featured composer. I wonder if it has ever been performed at a Mass? Don`t give up after a few seconds: it gets more exciting at the 3.10 mark.
The Kyrie and Gloria:
The Kyrie and Gloria:
The Sanctus and Agnus Dei:
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Please don't go there again. Who could listen to 3 minutes in the hope it MIGHT get better?
I find myself wondering Father quite how firmly your tongue is in your cheek. If I assume it is lodged centrally then I would have to say that the parts of the Mass normally sung by the people would require music that was reasonably capable of being performed by a mixed ability congregation. This piece would struggle to meet that criterion. In fact I think only a professional choir of some standing would be able to even attempt it. I suspect it would also suffer the defect of inducing giggles in even the best trained altar servers, thus not fulliling the need for decorum and reverential posture.
Seeker, don`t worry tongue is firmly in cheek although it does grow on you after a few hearings.
Sorry, couldn't bear it. I pulled the slider along to 3 minutes to see if it was any better and there was some woman screeching and wailing so I clicked it off.
I wouldn't be adding this to my Kinderchor repertoire.
After a few hearings, I'm sure that it would seem as though I had things growing all over me.
Reminds me of Giles Swayne. Similar stuff. More to the point though, we have actually sung a mass composed *this century* in the EF. We don't just do Tallis, Byrd, Palestrina etc...!
I have been asked if we can sing the Missa Luba sometime, liturgically of course, complete with drums. We'll see! ;-)
Mike I would love to have the Vaughan Williams Mass at the EF. Is that in the Rudgates` repertoire?
Not yet, but there's no reason why it shouldn't be!
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