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Requiem aeternam

Pardini, J. Christopher

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50-7085*
MorningStar Music Publishers
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Requiem aeternam is a solemn and harmonically engaging composition. It begins with an ethereal statement of the E minor theme with words from the Requiem Mass, first by TB voices and then repeated with treble voices. A viola or cello interlude leads into the middle section in E major, where voices gently but insistently entreat God to shine perpetual light on the dead. The original theme, this time with voices at pianissimo, returns after another interlude. The viola/cello takes up the prayer theme in the end, sparingly underscored by voices, and harmonies gently move back to E major to accompany the choir's final, hopeful "Amen."
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Product Number50-7085*
Complimentary DownloadsCello Part
Viola Part
Composer/ArrangerPardini, J. Christopher
Voicing & InstrumentsSTB, Viola or Cello, and Organ
SeriesCathedral Series
DifficultyModerately Easy
Text LanguageEnglish
Special Services/OccasionsFuneral
Liturgical YearAll Saints/All Souls
Traditional TextsRequiem
Catholic LectionaryAll Souls Day C, All Souls A
Common LectionaryAll Saints C, All Saints A
PublisherMorningStar Music Publishers
Recording CreditsRecorded by The Singers, under the direction of Matthew Culloton, Minneapolis, MN. Recording Engineer: David Trembley, Soundmaster Productions.
J. Christopher Pardini's Requiem aeternam is a solemn and harmonically engaging composition for STB voices with viola or cello and organ. It begins with an ethereal statement of the E minor theme with words from the Requiem Mass, first by TB voices and then repeated with treble voices. (One might consider using children's voices.) A viola interlude leads into the middle section in E major, where voices gently but insistently entreat God to shine perpetual light on the dead. The original theme, this time with voices at pianissimo, returns after another viola interlude. The viola takes up the prayer theme in the end, sparingly underscored by voices, and harmonies gently move back to E major to accompany the choir's final, hopeful  "Amen." A substitute part for cello is also available.