Missa Austiniensis in C Minor
Lindsey Eck
About this work:
A contemporary setting of the Latin Mass (Ordinary only, in five movements) for choir and small rock ensemble [guitar(s), bass, keyboard]. The mass is arranged so that it may be performed with guitar only, keyboard only, or either one + bass, as well. The traditional Latin text is used without alteration but the musical style is drawn from today's popular music: rock, blues, jazz, funk, folk, and reggae, with some echoes of classical. Themes which recur from one section or movement to the next help to knit the mass together, but each movement can stand alone as an individual piece. Score excerpts: II. Gloria, D-H, III. Credo C-D.
Version: choir + ensemble
Year composed: 2002
Duration: 00:44:00
Ensemble type: Chorus, with or without Solo Voices:Unknown
Instrumentation: 1 Organ,1 Organ soloist(s), 2 Guitar (Classical/Acoustic),1 Guitar (Classical/Acoustic) soloist(s), 1 Electric Bass,1 Electric Bass soloist(s)
Instrumentation notes: Scored for up to three guitars, which may be electric or acoustic; bass may be contrabass or electric; organ part also works well for piano. All instruments are given solos. Vocal passages include solo, SATB quartet, octet, and full choir sections.