moaning in front of whispers. This piece followed the ABA format, A being the whispers and soloist moaning, and B being the polyphonic middle section.
Subjective Reaction:
This piece was interesting; it had many parts being sung simultaneously and was chaotic at times. I felt as if I was not getting all of the experience because I could not understand the lyrics and had to rely on other factors such as dynamics to determine what was going on. I feel that if I had been able to hear this piece again in English I would have enjoyed it more.
René Clausen: Set Me as a Seal
Objective Description:
The texture of this piece is monophonic, with the entire choir singing, at an adagio tempo and a mezzo-forte dynamic level. A woman then breaks off and sings out of sync for a short period. During this period the range gets wider, when the entire choir is singing the
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It lacked the sense of power and smoothness of the previous Gregorian chant like pieces. Its simple lyrics and narrow range caused for a lack in excitement.
Henry Mollicone: National Weather Forecast
Objective description:
This piece opened suddenly at a forte level, and monophonic texture. The tempo begins at moderato then rises to allegro shortly into the piece. Soon after the change in tempo the choir begins dancing and acting out the lyrics, depicting a weather forecast. Next, the lights come on and choir members have on sunglasses, and are moving a giant sun around the stage. The tempo then slows to an adagio level, as the choir sings the last lines in a strung out fashion.
Subjective Reaction:
This piece was unique from the others in that it was comical and playful. It was refreshing break from the slow Gregorian chants and darker themed music. In fact, it had much of the audience laughing. This piece got its liveliness and personality from the choirs dancing and use of props.
Moses Hogan: Down by the