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Originally Posted by Christopher Dunn-Rankin
Whitacre is not the face of new choral music. He's just the updated face of old choral music. His techniques are no different in principle than those used by Monteverdi or Gesualdo. I'm actually quite confused as to what the big deal about him is; I like his music a lot (it's very pretty), but it hardly seems groundbreaking.
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*GASP* HOW DARE YOU!
Seriously, though, another vote for "check out some Eric Whitacre," especially "Sleep" and "Lux Aurumque" if you only have time for two.
Actually come to think of it he set an Emily Dickinson poem as well..."I Hide Myself" I believe it was.