Work
Spiritus Sanctus
for SSAATTBB choir
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About
This work is based on both the text and the plainsong melody of a chant by Hildegard von Bingen. The melismatic writing is derived from aspects of the chant, and the actual chant is present by the upper voices towards the end of the work in an outburst of ecstatic singing.
Text note
Text from a chant by Hildegard von Bingen
Performance history
14 Oct 2015: Performed by Viva Voce, conducted by John Rosser at the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber, Auckland, New Zealand.