| |  This is a Romanian liturgy with no difficulty. It can be performed by any choir. Ioan Popescu-Runcu was born on December 25, 1901, in Runcu, Dambovita. He studied at the conservatory of Bucharest from 1917 to 1922. He was the student of Alfonso Castaldi and Yonel Bratianu, and then of Panceva Vladigheros and Vassili Stoinov from 1924 to 1929 in Sofia. He also studied Slavic languages. He was a teacher at the University in Sofia. He also conducted choirs in Sofia and Bucharest. He composed many sacred and secular songs. He passed away in 1975. |
| | |  1ère Gymnopédie for piano by Erik Satie, arranged for 6 mixed voices choirs a cappella (SSATBB) by Dominique Cosaert |
| | |  Both choristers and listeners will enjoy this melody; it is simple, famous and harmonic. It was reworked many times, in many languages, in many countries. Nicholas II of Russia began the russification of Finland by the end of the 19th century. It leaded to a patriotic movement which members took advantage of the celebration called “Press celebrations.” Sibelius composed the incidental music of “Six Tableaux Vivants,” in November 1899. The melody had to remind people of significant facts which happened in Finnish History. The musical climax is a symphonic poem different from its original context; it became famous worldwide with the title “Finlandia.” The piece became an unofficial anthem. |
| | |  This is an extract from a 15th century Parisian book of hours. |
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