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Original

John Tavener. In Memory. Sheet Music. SATB. SATB. John Tavener.

Translation

John Tavener. In Memory. Sheet Music. SATB. SATB. John Tavener.

Original

In Memory was written in memory of Glen Schaefer, and all the departed souls of America. The words come from the Orthodox Funeral Service and from a text by Mother Thekla. For SATB Choir A Cappella. John Tavener. The music should be sung with a shining solemnity, and should ideally be performed in a church or other building with reverberant acoustics. The solo bass sections refer to St Hermann of Alaska. the pre-eminent Orthodox saint of the Americas. and should be performed in the manner of a Byzantine pasltis.

Translation

In Memory was written in memory of Glen Schaefer, and all the departed souls of America. The words come from the Orthodox Funeral Service and from a text by Mother Thekla. For SATB Choir A Cappella. John Tavener. The music should be sung with a shining solemnity, and should ideally be performed in a church or other building with reverberant acoustics. The solo bass sections refer to St Hermann of Alaska. the pre-eminent Orthodox saint of the Americas. and should be performed in the manner of a Byzantine pasltis.