Nocte fletuum angelis
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SATB choir, a cappella
SKU: SY.POA-004
Composed by Patrick O'Shea. Classical, 21st Century, Choral. Choral score. Duration 4 minutes, 50 seconds. Published by Swirly Music (SY.POA-004).8.5" x 11" inches.
"Nocte fletuum angelis" is a choral setting of a brief poem written on the evening of December 14, 2012, as the terrible dimensions of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut became apparent. The poem and this musical setting are dedicated to the twenty children and six adult victims. "In paradisum deducant angeli. . ." -PMOS 14-XII-2012 Nocte fletuum angelis. Mundi frangitur. Vocis voces in caelis Clamant lucem extinguitur. "Night of weeping angels. ""The world is shattered. ""Voices resound in the heavens, ""Crying out that the light is extinguished.".