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Special E
Special E asked in Entertainment & MusicMusicClassical · 8 years ago

Plainchants suitable for the Easter period?

Hi,

I want to write a piece for choir that has to be based on plainchant and has to be suitable for performance during the Easter period.

I only know of one or two suitable plainchants from my experience in choirs (Ego sum Resurrectio and Gloria in Excelsis Deo), and it would be great to know a few more to choose from.

Thanks for any answers!

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  • Nemesis
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    One you'll probably kick yourself for overlooking is the Agnus Dei... :-)

    Then you could consider 'Victimae paschali laudes' or 'Vexilla Regis'. Another big, Ambrosian one as an interrelated triptych: 'Aurora lucis rutilat', 'Tristis erant apostoli' and 'Claro paschali gaudio'.

    All the best,

  • 13Across
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    One possibility is the office of Tenebrae, especially the service based on the Lamentations of Jeremiah. There is a specific plainchant (Quomodo sedet solo), and many composers have set the text.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenebrae#Music

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZUa7tqhELU

    Note the tradition of including the Hebrew verse-letters in the sung text.

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