Par VASKS PETERIS. The Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, who is known for his atmospheric pieces for string orchestra, “Cantabile”, “Musica dolorosa” and “Voices”, is concentrating increasingly on chamber music: his latest works are the “Partita” for cello and piano, the “Fifth String Quartet” and a piano quartet. Vasks has brought elements of ancient and folk traditions in Latvian music into his co…

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. These four partsongs - Lebenslust, An die Sonne, Schicksalslenker and Der Tanz - are among the best of Schubert's little-known repertory for mixed voices with piano accompaniment. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / SATB

Par VILLETTE PIERRE. Composed by Pierre Villette, Ave Verum, Op. 3 is a Eucharistic hymn for SATB choral a cappella. Dedicated to the Chapel Master at Rouen Cathedral, Sir Canon Delestre, this piece is highly lyrical and melodious. Written in Latin, its tempo is quite slow (52) and it includes numerous harmonies as well as some short exchanges between the voices. The polytonal aspects are probably…

Par VILLETTE PIERRE. This edition of Salve Regina by Pierre Villette is a version of this Marian hymn for SATB a cappella. It's written with lyrics in Latin and should be sung at a slow tempo (52). The lyrical piece features a long introduction followed by the Soprano solo and a finale. At the end of the solo, the voices alternate between the initial tempo and some slower parts to arrive to the cl…

for Male Voices. Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. / Répertoire / Chant

Trowell Brian (Ed). Par TROWELL BRIAN. Eleven compostitions for 1-3 voices and/or instruments from the mid-fifteenth Century/ Recueil / 1, 2 ou 3 Voix et/ou Instruments

Bach newly interpreted - the vocal band Slixs edited a songbook for mixed vocal ensemble or small choral ensemble containing unusual arrangements of instrumental works by Johann Sebastian Bach. The arrangements range between classical interpretation and flirting with jazz. They demand from the singers a profound basic education in music and flexible alternation between the voices. Explanations of …

Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. Puccini wrote the short Requiem – actually the setting of the antiphon to the Introit of the Mass for the Dead – as a commission for the publisher Giulio Ricordi for the fourth anniversary of the death of Giuseppe Verdi, which occurred on 27 January1905. Today the work is often performed, since this setting for three voices can be easily performed by amateur choirs and require…

Kantate Zum Sonntag Palmarum. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. This cantata belongs to the annual cycle “Musicalisches Lob Gottes in der Gemeine des Herrn' printed in 1744, from which the “Biblische Sprüche' [see p. 12] are also taken. As with the choruses, in the arias Telemann allows for a great deal of freedom in the forces employed, whether with regard to the octave ranges of the voices, or the opt…