On this CD:
1. God Who Made the Earth and Heaven
Composed by Richard Wienhorst
Performed by American Repertory Singers, Sara Stern
Conducted by Robert Schuneman
2. Missa Brevis
Composed by Richard Wienhorst
Performed by American Repertory Singers, Sara Stern
Conducted by Robert Schuneman
3. Psalm 147
Composed by Richard Wienhorst
Performed by American Repertory Singers, Sara Stern
Conducted by Robert Schuneman
4. The Seven Words of Christ from the Cross
Composed by Richard Wienhorst
Performed by American Repertory Singers, Sara Stern
Conducted by Robert Schuneman
5. Alleluia Verses for Easter
Composed by Richard Wienhorst
Performed by American Repertory Singers, Sara Stern
Conducted by Robert Schuneman
Wienhorst: Sacred Music, Music, Richard Wienhorst, Robert Schuneman, American Repertory Singers, Sara Stern, Chamber Music & Recitals, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Composers
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Wienhorst: Sacred Music
Manufacturer: Arsis Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Chamber Music
| Forms & Genres
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
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| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
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| Opera & Vocal
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| Music
ASIN: B00000HXLS Release Date: 1999-02-09 |
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Customer Reviews:
very contemporary, almost scary, yet inspiring.......2003-08-29
--His setting of the Seven Last Words of Christ is quite popular in colleges and universities, but it too difficult for the average church choir. Wienhorst has said that his style is drawn from harmonies used by composers of the middle ages. That may be true, but for sure, he introduces new elements, such as more elaborate syncopations and dissonances and sometimes strange endings, like, for example ending a movement on an "added 6th chord in the Elie section of the Seven Last Words. "I kept trying to find another way, another chord to cadence on," he said quietly with a strong Midwest accent, but the music just kept coming back to that chord -- the soprano line just kept coming back to the 6th melodically. There was no other way for me to end it."
Wienhorst often likes to end a tune on a perfect 5th -- in the style of a lot of ancient music. Beause of his heavy use of 4ths, 5ths, and major seconds, some critics think his music has an Asian influence.
"It's really funny," he said once, "...funny to read what musical theorists say about your music. The way they interprete it, the chord you use and so on. Often, I was not thinking in those musical terms at all when I was composing that music."
"As a composer, you've got to keep growing," he once said. "When you listen to music you wrote a year ago, you shouldn't really like it that much any more. Otherwise, that's a sign you're not growing and maturing as a composer."
-- Phil Seyer author of What Makes Music Work and webmaster.
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