Introduction
The "Misa de las Indias" (1992) is a composition for mixed choir, musical ensemble and singers. The ensemble is formed by piano, guitars, (Argentinian) bass drum and contrabass. The vocal soloists are one or two woman's voices and two man's voices.
The official name of the Spanish colonies was "Las Indias". In the mass I used motifs from various countries. For that reason, I called it "Misa de las Indias" ("The Mass of the Indias").
In Holland, the mass - up to this moment - has been performed more then fifty times and relayed by Dutch Nacional Radio. The work met with warm admiration. I will never forget the unforgetable reception, later, of the "Misa" in Italy, where it was song on various occasions.
The mass consists of the following parts:
I added to the mass three "interludios", which, though formally they are not parts of the mass, can (and should) be performed during the mass celebration or during a concert:
Duuation, inclusive the interludios: 35 minutes
The score
I distribute my work according to the concept of "share ware". This means:
Information
Interested choir directors can contact me for a full score, parts for the choir and the soloists, for the piano and for the guitars/drum/bass-section.
The press:
"I think that this work soon will be a keen competitor with the Misa Criolla".
If you want to send me an e-mail, be so kind as to give me the name of the choir you conduct or you are a member of. And... don't forget to mention your fysical address!
Will J.B. Hus |
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Papegaailaan 3 |
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2566 XP Den Haag |
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telephone: +31 70 346 01 53 |
The three interludios
I added to the mass three "interludios". But the Interludios are also heard as concert pieces. For example, some pianists play Interludio 2 as an encore after a concert. A thirteen years old schoolgirl won a piano contest in Cincinatti (USA) playing Interludio 2. So I decided to publish the scores onto Internet.
Interludio 1 subtitle: "Añoranza" |
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Interludio 2 subtitle: "Ecos de Lima" |
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Interludio 3 subtitle: "Mitad del Mundo" |
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Musical examples
In order to give you an impression of this work, you can download some - INCOMPLETE - sound fragments. Due to the inevitable mp3 compression, sound is lacking quality.
Download or play the fragments:
Introito |
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Kyrie |
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Gloria |
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Interludio 1 |
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Credo |
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Interludio 2 |
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Santo |
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Agnus Dei |
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Interludio 3 |
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Canto final |
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Divertimento Argentino
As a result of various highly successful performances of my Misa de las Indias in Italy, I was invited by an Italian string quartet to write a piece in South-American style. This became the Divertimento Argentino. I tried to combine Argentine folklore - with its pronounced guitar playing style - with the sound and tecnics of bowing instruments.
In order to give you an impression of the Divertimento, I made a sound track of the work with MIDI. As you will know: this is purely artificial music, though the sounds are taken from real musical instruments.
Moreover, as a consequence of .mp3 compression, the sound quality is hardly adequate.
Duration: 18 minutes
Milonga-estilo |
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Fiesta norteña |
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Serenata |
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Vidala chayera |
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Malambo |
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Information
Members of string quartets are invited to contact me in order to receive a full score and the instrument parts.
If you want to send me an e-mail, be so kind as to mention the name of your quartet. And... don't forget to give me your physical address!
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