What are some of the classics of religious music--that a purely vocal--and have !
Question: i know this will fall mostly under choral &or gregorian chant....but what other stuff has the same soothing and uplifting quality?
i'm looking for specific titles or artists names here.
Answers: i know this will fall mostly under choral &or gregorian chant....but what other stuff has the same soothing and uplifting quality?
i'm looking for specific titles or artists names here.
The following are all as relaxing and uplifting as you can get without taking a Radox bath!!
Thomas Tallis' 'Spem in Alium' by The Sixteen.
'Stabat Mater' by Antonin Dvorak
'Kanon Pokajanen' by Arvo Part ( A modern composition, but with the traditional spine-tingling sound, particularly on a good hi-fi! )
Palestrina's 'Masses and Motets' by the Tallis Scholars ( actually anything by the Tallis Scholars is pretty mind-blowing, this is my favourite )
1. The Sixteen
2. On a few songs, like "Media Vita," the group Anuna.
Walton, Vaughn Williams, Barber, Poulenc all have dozens of pieces that qualify
Allegri: Miserere
Barber: Agnus Dei
Tallis: Spem in alium
Duruflé: Motets
Poulenc: Motets
while most religious music will sound cavernous if performed in a church, I take it you want a big sound.
Try the Vespers by Rachmaninoff. This is usually performed by a huge group of people, a cappella, as the Orthodox Church does not condone the use of instruments in church services. The music is written for 8 to 16 voices, and the effect of the low basses is overwhelmngly cavernous.
If your sound system is good, your bass speakers should be rattling. Russian low basses are famous for their floor shaking sounds. However, the overall effect is solemn and soothing enough.
Faure: Requiem
Durufle: Requiem