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Frammenti da 'Chiara'

Knussen, Oliver(By (composer))
Part of the Faber New Choral Works series
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Mostly inhabiting a hushed pianissimo, the free floating melismas and luminous harmonies of this work for two antiphonal choirs of female voices explore one word: 'chiara' ('clear' in Italian) and its equivalents in a few other languages.

Knussen, somewhat cryptically, writes that the piece 'has something to do with St Clare, angels, and canons.' The striking atmosphere - fleeting, hauntingly elusive and almost mystical - makes Frammenti da 'Chiara', his only choral work, ripe for rediscovery.

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Faber Music Ltd
0571511090 / 9780571511099
Paperback / softback
782.542
26/08/1994
United Kingdom
24 pages
210 x 297 mm, 88 grams
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