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I thought that was a really rather beautiful mass!
Exquisite use of the oboe throughout.
"The mass has a bit of a "programme" to it. Imagine it as a sort of mass for those who have been left out... for those on the outside, looking in. Which sort of explains the pervasive sadness throughout the work."
Is there any particular reason for that? Though I guess the answer could be too personal, so I don't expect an answer.
I noticed this throughout the work, and I enjoyed this aspect of it; however I felt that the Gloria (although mostly rather upbeat) was just a little too gloomy for being a Gloria movement.
Also, was there any programmatic reason for the times when dissonance/tension were placed on the word "pacem" ? Or was no specific emphasis intended there?
All in all, a touching work which makes totally effective (and affective) use of its rather unorthodox instrumentation.
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