Boosey & Hawkes — Stabat Mater

Composed in 2015, Stabat Mater was commissioned by the Genesis Foundation for Harry Christophers and The Sixteen. Scored for mixed chorus and string orchestra, it is a long-awaited sequel to the early masterpiece Seven Last Words from the Cross (1993), for the same forces; indeed, the later work begins with the pianissimo 'dying breaths' with which the earlier score so unforgettably closes. Cast in four movements, Stabat Mater has a duration of 53 minutes. Following the première London's Financial Times commented that the composer “speaks of a 'painful world of loss, violence, and spiritual desolation'. Both sides of MacMillan are to be found here, the devotional and the painter of bold, dramatic canvases - the former in the ethereal writing for solo and ensemble voices, the latter in the lacerating blows and feverish anxieties depicted in the string ensemble.”

Product details

• Format / Medium: Softcover
• Voicing: Study Score
• Series: Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books
• Pages: 140
• Dimensions: 10.0 × 7.2 × 0.5 in
• Weight: 12 oz

Boosey & Hawkes — historic British publisher of Stravinsky, Britten, Copland, Bernstein.

Authorized dealer. Shipped insured, dealer-direct from Milwaukee, with worldwide delivery available.