February 4, 20179 yr Lux aeterna, "May everlasting light shine upon them, O Lord" Normally a part of the requiem mass, if I ever decide to write a requiem mass I'll have one piece finished already! But for now, this is as it is. The idea started when my father had a heart attack which of course frightened me a lot. I found peace and calm in composing this. I'm not entirely too happy with the B- and F-part ("cum sanctis tuis in aeternum"), although I really like the ending ("quia pius es.") so I'm leaving it as it is for now, until something better comes along. If I continue writing other parts of the requiem, I'll probably be using the D-part of this piece as a beginning, so it returns in this piece (which comes later in the requiem mass).
February 8, 20179 yr Hi. This is beautiful. I guess it should (or shall) be seen in the context of the whole project. I tell you this because the texture in the piece is always vertical in the choral style. I dnon't think this is bad, but an entire mass in this way would be tiring.
February 10, 20179 yr I really, really love the color you use in this piece as far as harmony goes. The chord changes and sudden tonicizations are just wonderful, it reminds me a lot of Ola Gjeilo's writing. The piece really has a peaceful mood, and it works quite well. I was almost wishing that a forte or climactic section happened a bit later in the piece, than the first couple of phrases. Then again, a calm mood for the whole piece may have been what you were going for, as a lot of Lux Aeterna settings are very peaceful. I think in the context of a whole Requiem Mass, it would be enchanting. About your struggles with the text "cum sanctis tuis in aeternam", I think it would be really cool to play with the idea of building up to a big cadential moment on that text and then completely interrupting it with the solo you wrote. I really like the ending too, as I feel it's certainly open ended enough to go into another movement if you keep writing the mass! Beautiful job all in all!!
February 24, 20179 yr Not bad overall but some less "copy-paste" would make it even better. Example: why are bars 1-2 and 3-4 completely the same? Bars 3-4 might be better with added tones in tenor or with divisi female chords, keeping the interval progress intact. I was also expecting more active voice leading from bar 31 onwards. It is becoming too static.
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