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crazyvanman posted:Obvious answer: Bach chorales like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVa3nR-2bVc&feature=related Yeah let's get some choral music in this bitch. My favorite modern choral composer is Eric Whitacre. His stuff is approaching overplayed status in choral circles, but that doesn't make it any less brilliant or powerful. He paints in colors using clusters of notes that clash but in really outstanding and pleasing ways. This is probably the best example of his work: Lux Arumque (do yourself a favor and listen with headphones) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1sYkJHipvg The text is pretty simple. Light, warm and heavy as pure gold and the angels sing softly to the new-born baby I've probably performed this piece either singing or conducting at least 100 times. Some chords of note, just to illustrate what he does, his two basic chord families are like at 0:43 that are bright and ringing, and then at 2:30 which are dark and really bitey. The way he works with dynamics and note clusters is just gorgeous, and he's one of the most effective composers at text-painting that I know. Some other works of note: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsLiivVgxmM Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine: conducted by the man himself. This is Leonardo inventing and testing a flying machine. The Flight begins at 5:50 where Leonardo steels himself and jumps off a cliff. It's pretty awesome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zqp0OpzMAI Cloudburst: also directed by Whitacre with over 300 performers here, it's painting a picture of before, during, and after the rainstorm. I think it takes a bit long to get to the storm, so go to 5:25 if you get bored. The chord they start building around 6:00 will give you chills If anyone has any choral music questions, hit me up
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I made a Pandora station on Whitacre, Part, and Tavener. It is loving great. I've sung a handful of Part, his Magnificat and some of his partsongs. A lot of his stuff is tough to do with high school kids, though, so I don't get much of a chance to direct it anymore.
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Morten Lauridsen really is one of the best This piece made my morning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHgPzvta4cE
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