Urmas Sisask
About the composer
Urmas Sisask was born in 1960 in Estonia. He started composing at the age of 15, when he began writing a piano cycle “Starry Sky”, expressing both his love for music and his fascination with astrology. After his graduation from Tallinn Conservatory, he familiarized himself with Gregorian chant and baroque music. Sisask would like his music to be loved as well as played by all people. In his style, all kinds of influences can be recognized, from chant, via Beethoven to Pärt. Among other works, he wrote two masses, a Magnificat, a Te Deum, a clarinet concerto, and a symphony.
About the Stabat Mater
| Date: | 1988 |
| Performers: | Mixed choir |
| Length: | 3.28 minutes |
| Particulars: | The Stabat Mater is part of a collection of 24 hymns, Gloria Patri. In these hymns the composer uses a tone scale which he developed from calculating the rotation periods of the planets. This scale is similar to the one used in Japanese kumoijoshi music. They sound rhythmic, melodious and clearly related to Gregorian chant. |
| Textual variations: | Only stanzas 1 and 2 have been used. |
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Information about the recording
| CD: | Finlandia 8573-82587-2: Urmas Sisask – Gloria Patri |
| More info: | Part 10 of the song collection Gloria Patri, from which 15 of the 24 songs were recorded. Recorded at the Roman-Catholic Church, Tallinn, Estonia, in May 1992. I bought this CD on the Internet, Klassikonline, 2001 |
| Choir: | Chamber Choir Eesti Projekt |
| Conductor: | Anne-Liis Treimann |
| Other works: | 15 meditative and tranquil hymns for mixed choir a cappella. |
| Code: | SIS-01 |
