An African American requiem : for SATB soloists, chorus, and orchestra / Damien Geter ; piano arrangement by David Isaac.

Author/creator Geter, Damien, 1980- composer.
Format Musical Score
EditionPiano/vocal score.
Publication[Iowa City, Iowa] : Just a Theory Press, [2024?]
Copyright Date©2019
Description1 vocal score (141 pages) ; 28 cm
Subjects

Other author/creatorLand, Jamilia, author.
Other author/creatorGarner, Eric, -2014, author.
Other author/creatorRose, Antwon, Jr., -2018, author.
Other author/creatorWells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931, author.
Other author/creatorIsaac, David (Arranger), arranger of music.
Other author/creatorResonance Ensemble, commissioning body.
Uniform titleAfrican American requiem. Vocal score
Contents Introit -- Kyrie -- We are living in communities like war zones -- Dies iræ -- Tuba mirum -- I can't breathe -- Mors stupebit -- Liber scriptus ; There's a man goin' round -- Quid sum miser -- Rex tremendæ -- Recordare ; I am confused and afraid -- Ingemisco -- Confutatis -- Lacrimosa -- Offertory -- Kum bz yah (Santus) -- Agnus Dei -- Lux æterna -- Libera me ; Lynching is color line murder -- In paradisum ; Walk together children.
Abstract A monumental requiem in 20 movements, intermingling the traditional Latin texts with English words addressing contemporary issues of racial violence.
General noteDuration: 1 hr., 11 min., 11 sec.
General noteCommissioned by Resonance Ensemble of Portland, Oregon, Katherine FitzGibbon, artistic director, May 2020.
General noteWords from the requiem Mass, Jamila Land, Eric Garner, Antwon Rose, Ida B. Wells.
LanguageLatin and English words.
Genre/formRequiems.
Genre/formVocal scores.
Genre/formMusical settings.
Publisher number112-005-VS Just A Theory Press

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks M2013.G48 A47 2024 ✔ Available Place Hold