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John Tavener : The Bridal Chamber


commissioned by The Friends of the Little Missenden Festival
Work Notes written in memory of Pat Harrison
Publisher
Chester Music Ltd
Category Chorus a cappella / Chorus plus 1 instrument
Year Composed
1999
Duration 10 Minutes
Orchestration
2 Countertenors, 3 Tenors, Baritone, 2 Basses
Availability Sale from Musicroom or Music Dispatch  Explain this...
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Full Score(s) CH61646

Programme Note

The quality of "Divine Eros" and longing inhabit the great Exposteilarion of Great and Holy Week in the Orthodox church.

There is no room for pride, callousness, or the recounting of good deeds. We must repent and repent, and have an "ekstasis", which means an ecstasy and going out of ourselves, returning to God a love "beyond" ourselves.

The Bridal Chamber was written in memory of Pat Harrison, the inspiration of Little Missenden.


John Tavener

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