Details
- Instrument:
- Choir
- Ensembles:
- Mixed Choir
- Genres:
- 20th Century
- Composers:
- Einojuhani Rautavaara
- Publishers:
- Fennica Gehrman
- ISBN:
- 9790550095021
- Item types:
- Physical
- Artist:
- Einojuhani Rautavaara
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Shipping Weight:
- 0.34 pounds
SKU: FG.9790550095021
Composed by Einojuhani Rautavaara. Fennica Gehrman #9790550095021. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.9790550095021).ISBN 9790550095021.
The All-Night Vigil ultimately stems from Einojuhani Rautavaara's vision-including childhood visit to the island monastery of Valamo in the middle of Lake Ladoga. The images and sounds re-emerged fifteen years later in the piano cycle Icons and again three years later when Rautavaara was commissioned to set the orthodox divine service, or All-Night Vigil. No instruments are used in divine services in the Orthodox Church, and because of this the composer wanted to use the choir in as varied a way as possible. There are numerous solos, the choir speaks and whispers, sings in clusters and glissandi. The variation technique used binds and structures all sections and songs of the work together into a vast and beautiful mosaic.
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- Artists:
- Einojuhani Rautavaara
- Ensemble:
- Mixed Choir
- Publisher:
- Fennica Gehrman