A Conversation for Bach's Mass in B Minor

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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant

What could be more fitting than to listen to the "Gloria" of the Mass while reading the entry? The other movements have their charms, but the second section, where the sopranos float like butterflies as the other parts join in has an unbelievably moving effect, like being in heaven [not that I have personal experience of that].


An article on this was long ioverdue!

Post 2

pailaway - (an utterly gratuitous link in the evolutionary chain)

Hi Gnomon - The New Mexico Univ. Chorus just had their performance a couple of weeks ago. You were right about this being a jolly piece to perform - albeit challenging. It was both. And now I can't get it out of my head smiley - biggrin


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Post 3

Gnomon - time to move on

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