Ilona Brege
SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS - 4th part of the Requiem for soprano, tenor, mixed choir and symphonic wind orchestra
Short instrumentation: 4 0 11 0 - 4 7 4 4, sax(4), timp, vib, t.bells, glock, perc, cb
Duration: 8'
Choir: mixed choir
Solos:
tenor
Instrumentation details:
piccolo
1st flute
2nd flute
3rd flute
1st clarinet in Bb (4 players)
bass clarinet in Bb
2nd clarinet in Bb (3 players)
3rd clarinet in Bb (3 players)
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
3rd horn in F
4th horn in F
1st cornet in Bb
1st trumpet in Bb
2nd trumpet in Bb
2nd cornet in Bb
3rd trumpet in Bb
3rd cornet in Bb
4th trumpet in Bb
1st trombone
bass trombone
2nd trombone
3rd trombone
1st euphonium
1st tuba
2nd euphonium
2nd tuba
baritone saxophone in Eb
tenor saxophone in Bb
soprano saxophone in Bb
alto saxophone in Eb
timpani
glockenspiel
vibraphone
tubular bells
cymbal
double bass
SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS - 4th part of the Requiem for soprano, tenor, mixed choir and symphonic wind orchestra
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Ilona Brege
gemischter Chor (SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS - 4th part of the Requiem for soprano, tenor, mixed choir and symphonic wind orchestra)
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Type: Chorpartitur
Ilona Brege
SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS - 4th part of the Requiem for soprano, tenor, mixed choir and symphonic wind orchestra
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Ilona Brege
Tenor (SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS - 4th part of the Requiem for soprano, tenor, mixed choir and symphonic wind orchestra)
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Type: Solostimme(n)
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Work introduction
The Requiem for soprano, tenor, mixed choir and symphonic band is composed during the years 2009-2010.
Two first parts Requiem aeternam and Dies irae were performed on 10th of April 2009 in Riga, St. John Church.
The completed REQUIEM world premiere was on 25th of March 2010 in the Riga Cathedral. Sonora Vaice (soprano), Ingus Petersons (tenor), State Academic Choir "Latvija", Riga Chamber Choir "Ave Sol", Riga Professional Symphonic Band, conductor Andris Poga. Latvian radio 3 "Klasika" named I. Bre?es Requiem as the best new work of 2010 in Latvia. The following performances of the Requiem were conducted by Martins Ozolins (2012) and Valdis Butans (2019).
Requiem by Ilona Brege consists of seven parts: Requiem aeternam, Dies irae, Domine Jesu Christ, Sanctus, Libera me, Agnus Dei, Lux aeterna. Total duration is about 72 minutes.
The effect Sanctus of Ilona Brege’s Requiem on listeners is described by music publicist Orests Silabriedis in the magazine "Muzikas saule" on March 30, 2010, as follows: "the uplifting effect of very joyful music."
From a compositional point of view, a jubilant introduction is followed by a double fugue, the development of which is momentarily halted by the tenor’s lyrical solo Benedictus, after which the double fugue reaches a full-sounding and joyous culmination.