for SSSAA unaccompanied.
The opening of this motet displays Massaino's skill in the art of word-painting with soaring lines that play on the word 'arise' (Surge). Punctuated with occasional homophonic writing, the beautiful melodic lines find clever use of imitation across all voices. The secunda pars increases the quick imitation of the vocal lines, mirroring the excitement of the text 'the time of pruning has come' (Tempus putationis advenit). This, coupled with the introduction of shorter note values, creates a joyful celebration of the text from the Song of Songs.
Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Upper-Voice Polyphony.
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Maße
Höhe: 255 mm
Breite: 180 mm
Dicke: 2 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-19-355443-6 (9780193554436)
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Mark Keane
Dr Mark Keane is a choral director, educator, and organist from Ireland. He completed his doctoral studies at the Royal Irish Academy of Music/Trinity College Dublin, and is Organist and Director of Music at Tuam Cathedral, Co Galway, and Head of Music at Galway Community College.
