Gloria in excelsis...

[Majesty]

I have interrupted work on my opera to compose a piece for a women's chorus in Canda. The piece is a Gloria for Soprano solo, SSAA chorus, organ and timpani.

I have the first two moevments are completed but, I wanted to share a bit of the third movement "Laudamus te". It is a Finale render. The Soprano solo is represented by solo violin and the SSAA chorus is represented by trumpets. The piece stops at an akward moment. It actually ends where I last finished working up to.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/song...songID=5434042

[reith]

Hi!

Hope you can excuse me saying so but this is very you! Sounds fine as far as it goes though I lose track of the violin/soprano here and there because of the rendering. In real life the organist/SSAA could balance fine. Lovely harmony after 1'07". I think I was expecting something like that as happens in some of your other work.

So...nice sketch. Very much a Gloria. Exultant.

Hope the opera is panning out ok?

cheers,
reith

[Majesty]

Thanks for listening. Its ok if you thought this was very me

I had forgotten to explain the use of rhythm in the movement. Each phrase in the "Laudamus te" (laudamus te, adoramus te, benedicimus te, glorificamus te) were all assigned a "rhythmis duty", if you will. "Laudamus te" assigned with two "rhythmic duties", "Adoramus te" is assigned only one, "Benedicimus te" is assigned to two assignments, and "Glorificamus te" is also assigned two "rhytmic duties". Thaty is also why the soprano and choral writing have certain rhythmic movements and variations that are also echoed in the timpani. In fact, the entire "Gloria" is VERY timpani and rhytmic heavy.

You can hear the Opening "Gloria" and 2nd movement, "Et in terra pax" here:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...dID=861 63189


I will post the entire piece in the Large ensemble section when it is complete.