The textures of Omnia vanitas^ are carefully wrought and aurally arresting, and this austere six-minute motet inhabits an interesting ecclesiastical early romanticism, positioned stylistically somewhere between Haydn and Bruckner.

Jeremy Summerly, Choir & Organ, January/February 2013

for SSATB unaccompanied This piece (entitled Carmen Funebre) and Tu es sacerdos were cited as examples of good church music in S.S.Wesley's pamphlet about the state of church music in 1849. The text had significance for Samuel Wesley as they were the last words said to him by his father. He uses the unusual key (for the time) of C sharp minor, giving the work a special intensity.
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for SSATB unaccompanied This piece was cited as an example of good church music in S.S.Wesley's pamphlet about the state of church music in 1849. The text had significance for Samuel Wesley as these were the last words said to him by his father. He uses the unusual key (for the time) of C sharp minor, giving the work a special intensity.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780193953956
Publisert
2012
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
38 gr
Høyde
168 mm
Bredde
248 mm
Dybde
1 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Noteark
Antall sider
16

Komponist
Redaktør

Biografisk notat

Son of hymn-writer Charles, and nephew of John, the founder of Methodism, Samuel Wesley was a musical prodigy. He was recognized as the finest organist and extemporizer of his day, and described by William Boyce as 'the English Mozart'. In spite of his family background, he developed a strong connection with the Roman Catholic Church in his teens.