Missa Mensura
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Instrumentation
Alto
1
Bass
1
Choir
1
French Horn
1
Organ
1
Soprano
1
Tenor
1
Trombone
1
Trumpet
2
Tuba
1
Vibraphone
1
Additional Information
The title Missa Mensura translates as 'Measured Mass', a reference to the work's use of mensuration canon. This is a device whereby the speed of the canons is directly related to their relative starting pitch. Canons on the same note run at the same speed; a canon an octave below moves at half the speed, a fifth below at two-thirds the speed and so on. This process is strictly adhered to, albeit with the rhythms 'quantized' to the nearest quaver for both practical and musical reasons. The work draws in part upon three short canons I had previously written for counter-tenor, two tenors and bass with optional crotales.
To obtain a copy of the score, please visit my website: https://chrisbestmusic.com/works/missa-mensura
Details
Year
Publisher
Composer
United Kingdom
Minutes
33