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Right.
Most Choral music isn't big and crashy and stuff. Because it's mainly church stuff. Sift through some requiems, if you like, they're nice and big, and the Verdi's Dies Irae should blow the bloody doors off.
But I really recommend:
1. Palestrina. Can't ever have too much Palestrina, he's wonderful. Tight, four or five part unaccompanied partsong. Beautiful.
2. Allegri, specifically the Misereri, probably one of the most beautiful pieces composed, and simply spellbinding to listen to.
3. English Choral Tradition. There's years of it. Go and look at Tallis (Spem in Alium, the 40-part big thing, but also almost anything by the man), Byrd, Mudd, etc., and then move onto more recent stuff - Bainton is marvellous, as is CH Wood, Parry, Bairstow - there's reams of the stuff. I can't be more specific because, well, singing week in and out, it all goes by me. But those names are solid bets.
4. Tavener's choral stuff. It's pretty good, especially the smaller stuff - "The Lamb" is one of the best carols ever written.
Carmina Burana and the Conan soundtrack have far too much to answer for in terms of people wanting symphonic choruses, IMHO... |
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