Out of the depths is a reflective homophonic and beautifully written work. The choral parts are very accessible yet the resulting sound is rather sophisticated and thoughtful. This setting of Psalm 130 is suitable throughout the liturgical year but would be particularly effective during Lent and other reflective occasions.

Lo! The Desert-Depths Are Stirr'd (Part)

Out of the Depths

From the album 'Angel' this piece is an extract of a larger work 'The Angel of Mons' and is adapted from the words of Psalm 130.The Angel of Mons is a large-scale choral work describing the apparition of an angel to British soldiers in the first battle of the First World War. Out of the Depths first conveys the prayers of the wives fiancées and mothers left at home: the angel responds with words…

Out of the Depths I Cry

Out of the Depths

The Prelude de Profundis is excerpted from two sets of Preludes Howells composed for Organ of which this is the first of the second set. Entirely different in mood from the nervous energy of the Rhapsody Prelude de Profundis expresses the call ‘from the depths’.Herbert Howells is a giant of 20th century Anglican church music the remainder of whose oeuvre is in the process of gaining new ap…

Opera. Par BARRY GERALD. Gerald Barry's new opera is based on Lewis Carroll's two beloved books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. As with Barry's last opera, the lauded The Importance of Being Earnest, the composer has created the libretto himself from the author's original texts. Thus, the work remains faithful to many aspects of the Alice story but is trimmed and c…

The Lines from 'The Youth of Man' is dedicated to the University of Birmingham Motet Choir. Crafted with the composer's usual skill in choral writing it uses the technique whereby two voice parts often double each other an octave apart. In three continuous sections it rises to three climaxes the third of them which is the biggest has much subdivision at the words 'Depths of thyself'. These…

Here is a powerful setting of an early American folk song. The open sound of 4ths and 5ths establishes a stark backdrop with the emotion building to dramatic depths.

This piano prelude was played at the funeral of Frederic Chopin. Here composers Green and Crescenz take the well known from Psalm 130 and provide an amazing expression of 'from the depths I have cried out to you O Lord: Lord hear my voice'. The work is scored for piano and optional string quartet and SATB chorus.

This is a fun collection of seven String Quartet arrangements of famous pieces of music including Debussy's 'Cake walk' and the aria 'In the depths of the temple' from Bizet's 'The Pearl Fishers'. The arrangements feature prominent Viola parts (and very good 2nd Violin parts too!) and were created by Maxine Komlos with assistance by Danny Glancy as a result of most composers only giving the Vio…

This work for viola chorus and percussion was commissioned by the London Symphony Chorus and was first performed in October 1994 at the Barbican Hall London by Yuri Bashmet and the London Symphony Chorus conducted by StephenWestrop.The remarkable text of the Troparion written by the great Byzantine poetess-nun Cassiana was the inspiration of The Myrrh-Bearer. The text informed the architectu…

Par NAULAIS JEROME. Embuscade (Ambuse) is a thrilling musical adventure represented through various contrasts and depths of sound. Every element develops around a main theme written in a jazz-rock style. The central section consists of a calm passage quickly followed by a polka-like section. Both passages seem to lie in ambush (Embuscade), ready to pounce in this exciting adventure. / Niveau : 3 …