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Title	Agnus Dei, from Mass of the Children
Article no.	4102218
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Wind music and choir
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band); Chor (adlib); Kndchor (ablib)
Instrumentation/info	Concert Band, Optional Chorus and Children's Chorus
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts); Download
Country of publication	USA (us)
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Year of publication	2018
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Composer	Rutter, John
Lyricist	Blake, William
Arranger	Noble, Paul
Difficulty level	2
Duration	6:00
Additional info/contents	Mass of the Children represents something new in the composer’s work insofar as it was conceived with an integral role for a children’s choir alongside an adult mixed choir, two soloists, and orchestra (now band). The role of the children’s choir is to add a further dimension to the traditional Latin Mass sung by the adult choir, sometimes commenting, sometimes amplifying the meaning and mood. The William Blake (1757-1827) poem, "The Lamb", featured in this movement, is a poignant message relating to the precious lives of our children. As with so many of John Rutter's compositions, words are only a part of the focal point. His musical understanding, sense of melody, harmony and orchestration are often fully capable of telling the story even without the text. In the setting for band alone, the children's choir part is set for solo trumpet, and the darker beginning (Agnus Dei, miserere nobis) is further enhanced by muted brass and the pulsating heartbeat of the bass drum, felt, but rarely heard. The tragic deaths that occurred at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have touched the lives of so many people that the arranger is privileged to have the support of both John Rutter and Oxford University Press in the dedication of this piece to Alexander Kaminsky and the students of Stoneman Douglas High School Bands. Complete work (5 movements) available here. Vocal score available here.

Track title	Duration	Sound sample
Agnus Dei (Band and Chorus)	6:00
Agnus Dei (Band alone)	6:00

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