Gloria in Excelsis Deo! (1991)
... To my good friend, Dan Nelson and the choirs of Edina High School, Edina Minnesota ...
Berkey, Jackson (born in 1942) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
SDG Press
[USA]
, 1991
Ref. :
SDG 91-100
(12 p.)
Description
Text in:
Latin
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred
Mood of the piece:
rhythmic ; dynamic
Type of Choir:
SSAA (4 women voices )
Instruments:
Piano (1) ; Synthesizer (ad lib)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
modal
Duration:
2.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
Comment(s):
Gloria in Excelsis Deo! was written on commission from Dan Nelson for the Edina High School Choirs, Edina, Minnesota. In both its original SSAA setting an in the SATB version, it is a vibrant, intense setting of a small portion of the Gloria text. Its rhy
