Boosey & Hawkes

Composer: Will Todd
Format: Choral Octavo
Voicing: SATB divisi with piano accompaniment

Composer's Note:
A setting of the Latin text from the Roman Missal, Requiem is the opening movement of a larger work entitled Songs of Peace, which was written in 2012 in memory of my mother Iris Todd. The text is obviously very powerful and personal in different ways to different people, and it should therefore be a leading element in the performance of this piece. True piano singing should help create a better contrast with the louder sections and help with the dynamic shape in general, of which there is plenty to observe. A gentle rubato can also be applied in places to really enjoy the harmonies and bring across the meaning of the text.


Text:
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord: and let perpetual light shine upon them.
from The Roman Missal
Miss Defunctorum (Mass of the Dead)