Bright Mass with Canons<\/em> was written for John Scott and the choir of Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue<\/a>, New York. There are canons “\u201c imitative repetitions “\u201c in almost every bar of the Mass. In the Kyrie<\/em> and Gloria<\/em>, canons reference the imitative writing of early English composers Byrd and Weelkes, whereas the canonic writing in the Sanctus<\/em> and the Agnus Dei<\/em> is more abstract and spatial. The most intense use comes towards the beginning the Sanctus<\/em>, in which each singer repeats a given figure in his own time, creating a flurry of sound to fill the space in St. Thomas’s sanctuary. <\/a><\/p>\n

Kyrie
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Gloria
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Sanctus & Benedictus
\n[audio:BMWCSanctus.mp3]<\/p>\n

Agnus Dei
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