For soloists, double chorus (SATB/SATB) and orchestra. German text by Schuon and Italian text by Dante. At base of title page: "April 18". Composer's note, texts of interpolations (including text by Frithiof Schuon in German with English translation), names of Goddesses from the Hindu and American Indian traditions, pronunciation guide, and instrumentation list in English. Commissioned by Festival Religio Musica Nova, the Zürcher Kammerorchester, and Saint Thomas' Church, New York. Premiered in Zurich, December 2007 by the Rundfunkchor Berlin and Zürcher Kammerorchester. Dedicated to Pope Benedict XVI. Duration: approximately 100 minutes.
Contents:
Ritus initiales -- Kyrie -- Gloria -- Collecta -- Liturgia verbi -- Graduale -- Universalis celebratio aeternae feminae = Universal celebration of the eternal feminine -- Credo -- Liturgia eucharistica -- Orate fratres -- Super oblata -- Praefatio -- Agios = Sanctus -- Prex eucharistica : canon romanus -- Ritus communionis -- Agnus Dei -- Communio -- Meditatio Conceptione Immaculatae (Communio).
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