Agnus Dei (from "Missa Brevis") ( s a t b ) 4-Part - Digital Sheet Music

SKU: A0.901117

( s a t b ) a cappella

mvt. iv of Missa Brevis

Lamb of God, you who take away our sins, have mercy on us

This supplication begins unconventionally with close and dissonant chords.  There is a feeling of trepidation from the petitioner as the final chord of the introduction is sung. A sincere melody then begins in the bass voice (peccata tollis, qui tollis) and is accompanied by sopranos and altos softly continuing the petition (Agnus Dei) with consonant chords. All voices join together in the appeal and then crescendo into a glorious divisi section (Agnus Dei, Miserere). The prayer ends in beautiful consonance offering reassurance to the supplicant.

Duration: 4:15

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Clifford W. King is an award-winning Salt Lake City-based composer, teacher and singer. Recent commissions include the Salt Lake Choral Artists, Cantorum Chamber Choir and Wasatch Chorale. His recording credits include the soundtrack to various video games and television programs. His teachers and mentors include Brady Allred, Clayton Furch, Mark Henderson, Evelyn Harris, Miguel Chuaqui, and Igor Iacimciuc among many others His music is published by Carus-Verlag and Hinshaw Music. He is the composer for the popular YouTube series and Podcast Profiling Evil. Cliff loves slightly out-of-tune pianos, bighorn sheep, and rooibos tea.