Tine Bec - THREE COMPOSITIONS BASED ON GREGORIAN CHANT | KGBL Chamber Choir

THREE COMPOSITIONS BASED ON GREGORIAN CHANT
for soprano and alto solo with mixed choir (SATB div.) a cappella
I. Ave, maris stella 0:15
II. Ubi caritas et amor 3:46
II. Cantate Domino 8:28
Text in Latin:
Vespers hymn on Feasts of Our Lady (9th Century) / Ave, maris stella
Antiphon for the Holy Thursday / Ubi caritas et amor
Psalm 98 (97). 1-4 / Cantate Domino
Music by: Tine Bec (b. 1993)
Composed: 2015 - 2018
(Ave, maris stella, 2017 / Ubi caritas et amor, 2018 / Cantate Domino, 2015
Ubi caritas et amor and Cantate Domino dedicated to Ambrož Čopi and KGBL Chamber Choir
LIVE RECORDING:
Video provided by Taipei International Choral Festival (TICF18)
August 1, 2018, Taipei National Concert Hall, Taiwan
The Chamber Choir of the Ljubljana Conservatory for Music and Ballet, Slovenia
Anja Avbelj, Soprano
Marinka Golob, Alto
Ambrož Čopi, Conductor
About the composer:
Vocal and vocal-instrumental music of young Slovenian composer Tine Bec is smooth and light, but in order to sound like this it requires devotion. Bec (b. 1993) studied composition with professor Jani Golob at Academy for Music in Ljubljana and graduated in 2018. He was member of many choirs during his studies and learned from best conductors in Slovenia. Today he teaches music and conducts various vocal groups. His compositions are often rewarded on competitions, and always well accepted among international public.
The composer on his work:
The three pieces are based on Gregorian chant and are written for mixed choir (div.). Each piece starts with a melody similar to the one heard in the Gregorian chant of the same name. Through the study of each ictus of each chant I was able to establish the most appropriate time signatures. Improvisation on the chants helped me choose which scales were most compatible with the melodies. These melodies were later used as counterpoints to the main theme in the form of hidden inversions and retrogrades. The text of each chant helped me determine the character of each piece - which are more majestic, which are more calm etc. The melody of Ave, maris stella chant is so brilliant in its simplicity, that it does not need more than a bit of simple harmony to emphasize its beauty. A bit different is Ubi caritas with its more colorful chords. The two female solos, which sing the main melody, are a clear contrast to the otherwise misty chords underneath. The most lively of the three is Cantate Domino. It consists of many complex rhythmic structures and time signatures - a personal favourite of mine. All three pieces have something in common - in every piece I tried to find the one word or phrase, that, to me, seemed to emphasize the climax. The climax is indicated with the use of a sort of double choir technique between male and female voices. I tried to emphasise the importance of the climax with the double choir presented as an imitation of one another, making a kind of double accentuation of the moment.
Slovenian text and English translation prepared by Rebeka Dobravec
Editing for youtube channel prepared by Matej Kastelic and Tom Varl
Conservatory of Music and Ballet Ljubljana, Slovenia / Konservatorij za glasbo in balet Ljubljana (www.kgbl.si)
Sheet Music Published by Astrum Music Publication, Slovenia-Europe (www.astrum.si)
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La più bella interpretazione per questi brani di Tine Bec, davvero molto interessanti. Grande espressività e musicalità coinvolgente. Complimenti!