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I have sung choral music old and new, and I have found that I don't really like the new stuff. I was wondering if I was alone in this. If anyone can recommend a modern choral composer that has a more traditional style, I would be thankful.

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I never listen to recently composed choral music except for the mock-ups that get posted on this forum by such composers as The Marvelous Mademoiselle PateCeramics. Most of the choral music I listen to is church stuff like hymns and the annual Handel's Messiah performance that happens in every heavily churched region around here. Maybe I'll start listening to some, especially if you guys  give some suggestions on this thread.

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Yeah Schnittke!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4dT8FJ2GE0&list=FLQBRSE2JX2Wv4PE15UNvVnQ&feature=share&index=26  

(You are not allowed to listen to this one without good bass speakers.  You'll thank me later.)

 

 

http://youtu.be/2_RrIZ0ReXM  Lauridsen…   mmmmmm…

http://youtu.be/W86a2o3uaLs  Can we count Thompson as "modern?"  He died in '84.  

http://youtu.be/XEKBpKTdxj8  How about Barber?  He died in '81  

His "Agnus Die" aka the choral version of the Adagio for Strings:  http://youtu.be/SW743K3yDms

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Yeah Schnittke!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4dT8FJ2GE0&list=FLQBRSE2JX2Wv4PE15UNvVnQ&feature=share&index=26

(You are not allowed to listen to this one without good bass speakers.  You'll thank me later.)

 

 

http://youtu.be/2_RrIZ0ReXM  Lauridsen…   mmmmmm…

http://youtu.be/W86a2o3uaLs  Can we count Thompson as "modern?"  He died in '84.  

http://youtu.be/XEKBpKTdxj8  How about Barber?  He died in '81  

His "Agnus Die" aka the choral version of the Adagio for Strings:  http://youtu.be/SW743K3yDms

Yes, the underground installation thingy - I stumbled onto it about a year ago. It's funny but in choral music the room is just as important as the content.

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Dude. My LIFE is contemporary choral music. :D

 

Without repeating any listed above, I bet you'd like these composers:

John Tavener (just died...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8-cFRjcdU0

C.V. Stanford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJcad_kowuI [The bluebird is BEAUTIFUL!]

Not SO modern, but Durufle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=457nVpxJDkA

Ola Gjeilo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J99pF91b5fQ (why is there not a good recording of this piece... GRR)

Also by Ola: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l-smZ9lUEE One of the masterpieces of his genre. 

 

I have tons of other resources too. Let me know if you want more. :)

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Thanks Morivou for the Tavener link. The Lamb, which I hadn't heard before, is a very beautiful piece that impacts you beyond the 3.5 minutes that it takes and lingers on in your mind and heart. Too bad I learned that it's composer had died. He was one of the contemporary composers whose music I explored and appreciated some years ago.

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No. Absolutely noone. It's a surprise that people write new music of any kind these days, let alone new choral music.

 

I know that sarcasm doesn't translate well through text, so I'll rephrase that.

 

What a dumb loving question.

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No. Absolutely noone. It's a surprise that people write new music of any kind these days, let alone new choral music.

 

I know that sarcasm doesn't translate well through text, so I'll rephrase that.

 

What a dumb loving question.

Considering the previous posts I have encountered from you (Serialism for example) I am getting an impression of a troll.

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