O Nata Lux
SATB a cappella
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SKU: HL.48024856
SATB a cappella. Composed by Rhiannon Randle. Boosey & Hawkes Sacred Choral. Classical. Octavo. 8 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M060136658. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48024856).ISBN 9781784545598. UPC: 840126910803. 7.5x10.25x0.03 inches.
From one of the UK's bright, emerging choral composers, Rhiannon Randle, is this sublime setting of the familiar Latin text. O nata lux is a personal reflection on the compelling and timeless choral atmosphere depicted by the famous Thomas Tallis setting of these words. Dedicated to the memory of Randle's late grandmother, the work balances a sense of intimate prayer and meditation with a spiritual declamation of the “light born of light.” To see hope and new life in despair and death - for in the darkness we have seena great light - chimes as much with the season of Advent as it does with personal loss. The lilting homophony of the opening is characterised by light tenuti, intended to provide a sense of gentle ebb and flow, almost as if to accentuate the natural emphases of speech. This then broadens into a polyphonic cascade, which hints at Bruckner as much as paying homage to Tallis's own setting. O nata lux is an exciting addition to the Contemporary Choral Series, suitable for intermediate to advanced choirs looking to support and program new music by outstanding young composers.
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