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MORAN, R.: Trinity Requiem / Seven Sounds Unseen / Notturno in Weiss / Requiem for a Requiem (Banks, Ridgell, Westenburg)

Composer(s):Moran, Robert
Artist(s)
Genre Classical Music
Category Choral - Sacred
Catalogue INNOVA244
Label Innova
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
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USD 14.99
 

 
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USD 9.99
 

 

   



A Contemporary Choral Delight
Review By LS118420,September 2011

After several months of relishing the works of Whitacre and Lauridsen, my appetite for contemporary choral works has grown - I knew I had to get more. Getting this album was initially pretty much a gamble as I have no knowledge of Mr. Moran. This turned out to be a happy experiment!

The Trinity Requiem is a mighty piece with a powerful organ and ensemble backing the haunting voices of the Trinity Youth Choir. The piece ranges from the mysterious Kyrie to the ringing Pie Jesu. It even has shades of the traditional, especially the Offerty - the famous Pachelbel's Canon comes to mind although this one brings a neat twist by bringing a siren literally blaring alongside the well-known bass line (FUNFACT: The siren came, in fact, unintentionally while recording this piece in a more....
Music of a time, for all time
Review By rgraves321,December 2011

Sometimes occasional pieces are just that – music written for a specific event, but have no life beyond it. (Richard Wagner's "American Centennial March", for example). But then there are other works that speak to audiences not just gathered for the event, but those in other places and other times.

Robert Moran's Trinity Requiem is just such a work. This quiet, ethereal piece was composed for the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Commissioned by Trinity Wall Street, which stood in the shadow of the World Trade Center, the composition is a serene, almost disembodied contemplation on the words of the requiem mass.

It bears some semblance to Arvo Part's suspension-of-time music, but with a more identifiable tonal center. The quotation of Pachelbel’s Canon in the middle more....






 

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