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Choral masterpieces
Choirs from Handel's coronation anthem to Ligeti's cloud of voices: masses, requiems and psalms, 1727 to 1966.
Handel → Mozart → Brahms → Verdi → Fauré → Orff → Messiaen → Bernstein → Ligeti
O sacrum convivium
This guide follows Messiaen’s O sacrum convivium (1937) in one part.
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et 0:04–4:09
Marked et (slow and expressive). The music has three parts: a first section (A), a varied (A′), and a . Chords move slowly and almost stand still in places, and the vary in length because there is no regular metre. Follow the Latin: the expressive high point is held back until the words about future glory, and the piece ends with the single word ''.
- A
- A′
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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