Gabriel Jackson Edinburgh Mass

for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied This major work by one of Britain's leading choral composers was commissioned by St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. The setting is terse and direct, in the manner of the Poulenc Mass, and the textures often unusually pared-down. By turns fiery and exuberant, and inward and numinous, the music includes a huge variety of textures and techniques, including flowing melismas, luminous key changes, and pure homophony. This is a work of great power that will appeal to committed concert and church choirs.

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NH39 EDINBURGH MASS Jackson NEW HORIZONS showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small-scale choral genres, both secular and sacred, and includes pieces for upper-voice and mixed choirs. With titles by some of the most accomplished choral composers active in Great Britain and abroad, the series introduces new repertoire and fresh talent to a broad spectrum of choirs. Gabriel Jackson Winner of the 2003 British Composer Award for liturgical music, Gabriel Jackson describes his writing as ‘essentially contemplative’, a quality abundant in his choral works. Jackson’s highly individual voice is in demand both here and further afield; his music has been commissioned and performed by a variety of leading ensembles and choirs, among them the BBC Singers, the Netherlands Chamber Choir, Capella Nova, and Chapelle du Roi, and regularly programmed at prestigious festivals throughout the UK and Europe. Gabriel Jackson became an Oxford composer in 2005. www.oup.co.uk/music/choral/newhorizons/ ‘The original and captivating voice of Gabriel Jackson shines through all of his work, with his sparkling harmonies, sensitive word setting and rhythmic energy.’ Church Music Quarterly ‘Gabriel Jackson … has been steadily building a reputation as one of the UK’s most accomplished writers of choral music.’ The Singer Other selected titles by Gabriel Jackson Ane Sang of the Birth of Christ (NH12) SATB (with divisions and S solo) and organ Ave Maria (NH29) SATB (with divisions) a cappella Cecilia Virgo (NH13) SSSAAATTTBBB double choir (with divisions) a cappella Creator of the stars of night (NH14) SATB and organ Hymn to the Trinity (Honor, Virtus, et Potestas) NH30 SATB (with divisions) a cappella Lux Mortuorum (NH31) SATB (with divisions) a cappella Now I have known, O Lord (NH32) SATB (with divisions) a cappella O thou that art the light (NH15) SATB a cappella Preces and Responses (NH33) SATB a cappella Salus aeterna (NH16) SATB a cappella Salve Regina (NH34) SATB (with divisions) a cappella Tomorrow go ye forth (NH5) SATB (with divisions) a cappella 1 www.oup.com