Gjeilo sets out to compose a work that is evocative and ultimately uplifting. According to Gjeilo, the solo violin symbolizes the individual and the emer¬gence of a conscious self in the midst of the heavenly realm thus this movement is called Identity. The only differences are the text and the use of a delicate, warm-colored violin solo that floats above the choral line. In the Sanctus, Gjeilo returns to the exact music of Kyrie-The Spheres. While there are technically two movements after The City, Gjeilo connects them as a single movement, even though they are separated textually. The two last movements, Identity and The Ground, work through elements of resolution. It is in such a setting where people, by nature o their actions, proclaim their faith.Ĥ. 'I believe' is a strong statement." The movement begins with stacatti and accented sixteenth notes in a driven line, suggesting the bustle and activity of people in a large city. Gjeilo says that this text 'is the most powerful and assured text in the mass. The Credo is a setting of the Nicene Creed. The movement concludes with a rich yet somber Amen section.ģ. It is followed by joyful acclamations of praise and majestic invocations to the Father, before returning to the ethereal music of the Sunrise to accompany a doxology (a song of praise to the Trinity). Gjeilo thinks of this music as a symphonic, metaphorical sunrise. From the very beginning of this movement high strings on a minimalistic wavering accompaniment set the scene for the angelic hymn first sung at Jesus' birth, Gloria in excelsis Deo ("Glory be to God in the highest"). The Gloria is a song of praise that responds to God's love and forgiveness of sin. That title is represented in the way he evokes an atmosphere that sounds like "floating in space, in deep silence, between stars and planets." This double-chorus movement begins the Mass as a beautiful and sacred meditation: a spiritual and contemplative journey beginning in the heavens.Ģ. In the case of the Kyrie, Gjeilo named it The Spheres.
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Gjeilo creates aural imagery in the music he writes.
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It is a simple yet profound three-part prayer for mercy that addresses the Father ("Lord, have mercy"), the Son ("Christ, have mercy") and the Spirit ("Lord have mercy"). The Kyrie is in Greek and may be the oldest text of the Mass.
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Identity (Sanctus): 27:04Īnd the Ground (Benedictus, Agnus Dei): 29:28ġ. The Spheres (Kyrie): 0:05 (Click on the times to advance to individual movements or selections) Worship through Music - Chancel Choir Festival Orchestra Scott Dean, director.