Agnus Dei (from Mass 1992)

SATB a cappella

Duration 4:45

Text from the Mass

Notes

The final project for my Master’s Degree in Music Composition back in 1992 was to write a Mass. I experimented with sounds that the human body and voice can make that are not often used in traditional choral music. Each movement uses different techniques. The entire Mass has never been performed together, however most movements have been performed separately.

The Agnus Dei incorporates staccato vocal accompaniment behind an ominous melody. It also includes a portion of the choir whistling.

Text

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.