Requiem for the Living (1994)
Requiem/Kyrie - Offertory - Sanctus/Benedictus - Agnus Dei - Lux Aeterna
... In memory of my brother Anthony De Sena (1954-1991) ...
Sena, Ferdinando de (born in 1950) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
DeSena Publishing
, 1994
Ref. :
FDS109-001S
(74 p.)
Type of material:
Full score
Copyright :
1994, Ferdinando De Sena
Description
Text in:
Latin
Epoque:
20th century
(1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Contemporary ; Requiem
Mood of the piece:
joyous ; sombre
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Ténor (1) (1 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
electronic tape
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
D
Duration:
35.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Funeral service
Source of text:
Missa pro defunctis
Data about the life of the work:
"Requiem for the Living" is a setting for the traditional Latin text of "Missa pro defunctis." It is dedicated to those people living with the awful reality of a fatal illness. This requiem explores various approaches to the structural use and implications of timbre. Some techniques used include: synthesis of timbres with structurally significant harmonic content; synthesis of timbres and use of harmonies derived from frequency analysis of a sung text; interaction of live, synthesized, and sampled vocal sounds; digital filtering with modal-based resonances; and exploration of the boundary between timbre and harmony.
