Eternal Light : A Requiem

Goodall, Howard

ISBN 10: 0571532306 / ISBN 13: 9780571532308

Published by Faber Music, Limited, 2008

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Synopsis:

The writing of a Requiem is a special challenge for any composer. The great Requiems of the past by composers such as Mozart, Verdi and Berlioz interpret the sacred Requiem text literally, offering prayers of salvation for the departed, whose souls are assumed to be in purgatory facing a terrible judgement.

Eternal Light: A Requiem, by the award-winning British composer and internationally acclaimed broadcaster Howard Goodall is a stunning new requiem for the modern day. In contrast it is intended to provide solace to the grieving, reflecting on the words of the Latin Mass by juxtaposing them with poems in English.

Speaking about the work, Howard Goodall said "For me, a modern Requiem is one that acknowledges the unbearable loss and emptiness that accompanies the death of loved ones, a loss that is not easily ameliorated with platitudes about the joy awaiting us in the afterlife. This, like Brahms , is a Requiem for the living, addressing their suffering and endurance, a Requiem focusing on the consequences of interrupted lives.

Contents:

Kyrie

Revelation

Belief

Hymn: Lead, kindly light

Lacrymosa: Do not stand at my grave and weep

Dies Irae: In Flanders Field

Recordare: Drop, drop slow tears

Revelation: Tum angelus tertius clanxit

Agnus Dei

In Paradisium: Lux aeterna

About the Author: Howard Goodall is an EMMY, BRIT, and BAFTA award-winning composer of choral music, stage musicals, film and TV scores, and a distinguished broadcaster. In recent years he has been England s first ever National Ambassador for Singing, the Classical Brit Composer of the Year, and Classic FM s Composer-in-Residence. He was recently appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to music education. He lives in London.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Eternal Light : A Requiem
Publisher: Faber Music, Limited
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good