Arvo Pärt
Berliner Messe
Duration: 25'
Choir: SATB
Solos:
soprano, alto, tenor, bass
Pärt - Berliner Messe for mixed choir or soloists (SATB) and organ
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Arvo Pärt
Berliner MesseOrchestration: for mixed choir or soloists (SATB) and organ
Type: Orgelpartitur
Language: Lateinisch
Arvo Pärt
Berliner MesseOrchestration: for mixed choir or soloists (SATB) and organ or mixed choir (SATB) string orchestra
Type: Chorpartitur
Language: Lateinisch
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Work introduction
The Berlin Mass is intended to be sung liturgically during Pentecost, and includes the Veni Sancte Spiritus specific to that service. The gently unfolding repetition deliberately avoids dramatic and pictorial elements, exuding quiet dignity and a profound sense of joy. The vocal scores have almost no interpretive markings. Dynamics and tempi are left to the performers; it is their task to experience and communicate the rich spiritual possibilities offered in the music. The work is devout and transparent. For the willing listener, it can be a clear window into the soul. (Richard Brown)