Description
Instrumentation: 8 womens’ voices
Edition: score
Difficulty: difficult
“The origin of “”Stabat Mater”” was Palestrina’s work of the same name, whose overwhelming and yet reserved sadness deeply moved the composer. The composer worked serially with the soprano line of Palestrinas work. The result is a tonal – atonal clash which sometines gives the impression of „blue notes“ soundign against triadic harmony. The singers are in fact directed to sing in the style of a „negro spiritual“.”
