Abba Yitkadash Shemakh (Lord's Prayer in Aramaic)
"I have used heterophony (simultaneous variation of a single melodic line) in the choral writing, not just because it is a technique I find rewarding as a composer and as a listener, but also as a way of reflecting the ’shared inheritance’ of the prayer – I mean, the many translations in which it exists and is regularly used, and the many denominations and strands of Christianity (and beyond) for whom it is a central, or model, way of speaking to God. My hope is that this piece, which may possibly have some connection to the actual physical sound of Jesus’ own words, will provide a meditative and a moving experience, whether performed in a liturgical or concert setting, and whether performed by, or for, Christians or for those of any or no religious faith." (Paul Ayres)
Paul Ayres is a British composer and arranger mainly of vocal music, and has been awarded many composition prizes.
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Composer
Paul Ayres
| 1970Der Engländer Paul Ayres ist ein wahres Multitalent. So vielseitig wie seine Tätigkeiten als freischaffender Komponist, Arrangeur, Chorleiter, Musical-Direktor und Organist ist auch sein kompositorisches Schaffen. Dieses umfasst jedes Genre, das mit textierter Musik einhergeht. Sein Interesse liegt jedoch nicht nur in originärer Musik, sondern auch im Arrangieren bereits existierender Musik. So überarbeitet er sowohl Folksongs, Wiegenlieder und den lateinischen Hymnus Te lucis ante terminum, der beim Carus-Verlag veröffentlicht wurde, als auch bekannte Klassiker wie Händels Messias und Purcells Funeral Sentence. Personal details
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Editor
Stefan Schuck
| 1963
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Songwriter / Librettist
Bruce Chilton
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