Gloria in Excelsis Deo - Norwich Cathedral Choir

Poor quality video I'm afraid, but I had to upload this as it has such a very pretty little melody! Circa 1987 probably. A deceptively unassuming piece which actually has a complex organ accompaniment and gives two of the choristers several chances to shine with some highly competent duetting. It's just beautiful.

Someone asked who the composer was. As I didn't know, I asked Murphywood, who has replied:

Wow that's a tough one!
Just checked the "Radio Times" cutting - sadly there is no mention of the music! I wondered in Revd. Bailey (who did the commentary on the service) may have mentioned it during the service, but no.

Finally I played it to my friend and we decided that it sounded like Haydn or Mozart. I checked The Choral Public Domain Library (one of the world's largest free sheet music sites, where you can search for scores).

I checked all the Haydn Masses. But nothing.

Then started on the Mozart ones.

Eventually I found that they are singing "Missa Brevis in C Major (KV 259)(Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)"

You can see the (free) pdfs of the score at:
http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Missa_Brevis_in_C_Major_% 28KV_259%29_%27Organ_solo%27_%28Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart%29

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[saveourforestsuk]

I much prefer the more simplistic purist style of delivery where the voices perform as one.

[notyobs]

@saveourforestsuk I'm not sure how that would work with this piece!

[jpchamant]

fantastique interprétation de cette pièce dure si dure et complexe a interpréter. Bravo Messieurs.

[bartosz131313]

amazing!!! Mozart is super;P the choir also!

very beautiful

[elton1981]

Love the altos

[goosey2505]

guys, if you are wondering, this is the mozart mass gloria in excelsis

[xemoto]

Is this really Mozart? Sounds like it, but I'd like more info. I want a recording of this.

[Wally773MTG]

@afffred I'm not entirely sure so don't quote me here but I think this is a more renaissance or classical style of choral conducting. It seems to me that this type of conducting would be favored in polyphony like this. What you are used to seeing I think is a romantic and/or modern style. Again, I'm not a conductor, haven't even taken a class, just making an educated guess

[nalter1]

AWESOME!!

[Marcomanseckisax]

@afffred That's not a conductor but a precentor.

[venomscarletspider]

15 people missed the like button or have no God in their life



[olimcantaba]

Beautiful!