This challenging and thrilling work is worth the effort - Ramona stunningly sets Rilke's text in 'In tiefen Nächten' with the care and passion that almost creates a new genre of choral art song. She writes: "Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem "In tiefen Nächten" appears in a set entitled Das Stunden-Buch (The Book of Hours), which the poet considered not only the beginning of his authentic expression but also a collection of personal prayers. In this particular poem Rilke speaks of a matchless, numinous beauty which he can sense but labours to attain, a state of grace he attempts to experience through relationships deemed holy and rooted in the human body, in nature and in the intimations of the divine in the world. I have attempted to faithfully set to music, as best I could, what Rilke has so inimitably described – his stark, provoking images and his search and deep understanding of both the physical and spiritual worlds."
Suitable for advanced choirs, Ramona's writing is beautifully singable and jaw-dropping for the audience. This is the crowning jewel of your next program.
Luengen: In tiefen Nächten
We are not a traditional publisher - 80% of profits go directly to the composers, and musica intima only retains a 20% administration fee. Please order the number of copies you intend to print, and continue to support the composers who create choral music. This art form would not exist without them.
Many years in the dreams of ensemble singers, musica printima was formally established in 2022, as a composer-centric, exclusively digital publisher. With a small but spectacular catalogue of music commissioned by, written for, or performed by musica intima, the imprint exists to ensure that composers intentions are honoured in the publishing of their works, and that the profits find their way back to the composer, without the publisher interfering. 80% of earnings from musica printima sales go to the composer - without whom, these works would never have come to life. Please support their art by not photocopying this music.