Mass of the Children, John Rutter. Vocal Score

 John Rutter - Mass of the Children - Vocal score

Description:
for soprano and baritone soloists, children's choir, adult choir, and orchestra or chamber ensemble
The text is that of a standard Latin Missa brevis, to which several relevant English poetic texts have been added. The first and last of these are taken from Bishop Thomas Ken's renowned morning and evening hymns for the scholars of Winchester College. They give the whole work the framework of a complete day, from waking to sleeping, within which other texts and moods appear like events in that day or landmarks in a life.

Table of Contents:
Kyrie
Gloria
Sanctus and Benedictus
Agnus Dei
Finale (Dona nobis pacem)

Composer Information John Rutter:
John Rutter was born in London in 1945 and studied music at Clare College, Cambridge. His compositions embrace choral, orchestral, and instrumental music, and he has edited or co-edited various choral anthologies, including four Carols for Choirs volumes with Sir David Willcocks and the Oxford Choral Classics series. From 1975 to 1979 he was Director of Music at Clare College, and in 1981 he formed his own choir, the Cambridge Singers. He now divides his time between composition and conducting and is sought after as a guest conductor for the world's leading choirs and orchestras.