Composition Year | 2014-08-14 |
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Genre Categories | Stabat Mater; Religious works; Masses; |
Work Title | In memory of the victims of the fatal flight of Malaysia Airlines MH17 |
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Alternative. Title | Inflatos lucem: Stabat mater |
Composer | Verheul, Maurice |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | MVWV 796 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IMV 9 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 2014-08-14 |
First Publication. | 2014 |
Language | Latin |
Dedication | To the 298 victims of MH17 |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 60 Minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
Piece Style | Modern |
Instrumentation | Voices: soprano, contralto; mixed chorus (SATB) Ensemble: 2 bass drums, dungchen (a Bhutanese trumpet), conque (conch horn or trumpet), kulintang (a gong-chime), agung (an Asian gong), gamelan, organ, piano |
This work is composed in memory of the victims of the fatel flight of Malaysia Airlines MH17
This work is for 16 Voices, Solo voices, Asian instruments, 2 Bass drums Piano and Organ.
I have permision to use a wunderful poem of Keith Barnard; Thank you Keith!
This work has 298 measures for every victim there is one measure of memory and morn!
I used Azian instruments in memory of the crew.
The Dungchen 2,The horns Tibetan monks use for their ceremonies. [According to Grove Music, this is 2 metres long and is classified as a trumpet.]
The Conc or Conque 2, A wind instrument that is made from a seashell, the shell of one of several different kinds of very large sea snail. These instruments are sometimes referred to as "shell trumpets".
The Kulintang, Is a modern term for an ancient instrumental form of music composed on a row of small, horizontally-laid gongs that function melodically, accompanied by larger, suspended gongs and drums.
The Agung,is a set of two wide-rimmed, vertically suspended gongs used by the Maguindanao, Maranao, Sama-Bajau and Tausug people of the Philippines as a supportive instrument in kulintang ensembles
This work must start en end with 1 minute of silence