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Title St. Petersburg Mass
Composer David Golightly
Words by Steve Hobson
Instrumentation SATB
Woodwind:
Flute 12, Oboe 12, Clarinet in Bb 12, Bassons 12, Brass: Horns 1234, Trumpets 123, Trombones 12, Bass Trombone, Tuba. Percussion: Timpani + Percussion (two players) Cymbal Bass Drum Tam Tam Gong Tubula Bells Xylophone Vibraphone Celesta Glockenspiel. Strings: Vocal: Basso Profundo, Tenor, Alto, Mezzo Soprano, soloists. SATB
Difficulty 9/10
Performance Time 55 mins
Our Cat. No. DG023
ISMN No. M 708056 79 9
Format A4 Study Score Ring Bound
Includes study recording CD - note study recording TTBB
Contents:
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audio clips
 
1. Kyrie The Lake is Frozen Bass Solo
2 Gloria The Cathedral Mezzo Soprano Solo
3 Credo The Long Man Tenor Solo
4 Sanctus Beating at the door Alto Solo
5 Agnus Dei Cradle of Ice Soloists and Choir
All audio clips are from TTBB study recording
Commissioned by Alexander Govorov and The Soglasie Male Voice Choir of St Petersburg
Premiered in the State Capella Hall, St Petersburgh - May 1994.
Price Score: £30.00 +p&p
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Reviews

"It is a work of great talent"
Alexander Polischuk Conductor of the Conservatoire Orchestra.

"Music of stunning orchestral virtuosity and emotional depth"
Victor Pleshak, Leading composer member of The Union of St Petersburg Composers.

"It is Music of the heart"
Professor Mussin, Head of conducting St Petersburg Conservatoire.
"According to the great composer Mussorgsky, 'Of greatest importance for a composer is his search for truth'; It is this truth we hear when we perform David Golightly's music"
Alexander Govorov, Conductor of the Rouss-land Soglasie choir of St Petersburg

The Music of David Golightly, by Alexander Govorov
David Golightly's Choral music was the first Western composer's music to become part of Soglasie's repertoire, following the Choir's first meeting with the composer in March 1993. I was greatly interested in his work from the first, particularly as I was familiar with the English style of Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Britten and Tippett. David Golightly's work is indisputably English, but his music also reveals an Englishman with a Russian Soul.

As we rehearsed "Rites of Passage" we were inspired. Working our way towards a better understanding of the choral pieces, we discovered both the composer's love for Pushkin's poetry and the deep sincerity of his talent. The ideas and images of Pushkin's words expressed themselves through the composer's language of music.

The great Russian composer, Mussorgsky, said, "Of greatest importance for a composer in creating music is the search for truth". It is this truth we hear when we perform David Golightly's music.

Our further association with this talented English composer developed into a large scale co-operation, "The St Petersburg Mass ", which was composed for and commissioned by the Soglasie Choir. The premiere of this work in St Petersburg in May 1994 was a major event in the musical life of the city and many important artists and composers attended this unique occasion. Professor Mussin, who is head of Conducting at the St Petersburg Conservatoire, commented that it was "Music of the Heart". and it received a ten-minute standing ovation from an enthusiastic audience.

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