GIA Publications In Paradisum (from Requiem, op. 48) - Faure/Rao - SSAA

• Composer/Author: FAURE, G (RAO)
• Instrumentation: SSAA ACCOMP
• Model # G-9992

Composer: Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
Arranger: Doreen Rao
Format: Choral Octavo
Voicing: SSAA wit piano accompaniment

This French impressionistic and contemplative work, "In paradisum" (May the angels lead you into paradise ), was added to the original Requiem by Faure in 1893. The original 1888 version was heard in Paris in a funeral Mass at La Madeleine with Faure playing the organ. The text refers to the miracle of eternal rest ("aeternam habeas requiem").

In this edition for treble voices, listeners can hear the continuous fluttering of angel's wings in the keyboard against the beautifully melodic, mostly unison vocal lines sung by the choir. The rich D major harmonies are developed toward the end of both verses and, finally, in the ending invitation to have eternal rest.