Alma Mater Dei / Alleluia
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Item Number: 7431099
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SKU: PE.EP68056

Composed by Paul Chihara. A cappella. Modern, Choral. Octavo. Duration 00:05:00. Edition Peters #EP68056. Published by Edition Peters (PE.EP68056).

ISBN 9790300749686.

Written for the Los Angeles Chamber Singers and its music director, Peter Rutenberg, and as a sequel to Chihara's 'Magnificat' for women's voices (EP 66614), this is an expressive, striking work, The Alma Mater Deiis contrapuntal, evoking Palestrina, which contrasts with the homophonic style of the Alleluia, which reminded one listener of a Verdi chorus.

The work begins diatonically, and has many such passages, but there are some extra-ordinary chromaticisms, dissonances and tonal shifts. The need for accurate tuning makes this work difficult, but there is enough straight-forward material not to put it out of reach of a moderately experienced choir.