Gloria - Mass in F Major (2025)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- I started writing this movement right after I finished the Kyrie, which was completed on 11/25/2024. It took from the 26th of November last year till 1/30/2024 to complete (over two months). This movement has a large quantity of text, which sometimes is repeated (like gloria, and the first bit of the text) but still (for the most part) flows linearly throughout the piece.
The movement has a few main sections, themes, and motifs. A dotted rhythm motif, often found in funeral marches, is the main motif which is shown at the beginning. Another is a rhythmic triplet motif found in the exposition.
There are numerous "themes", which can be determined by if they're developed or not in the development section. If the "theme" is never seen again, then it is a development of a preexisting theme. Some notable themes include the one at measure 19 (playing off of entrance motif), the "Laudamus te" theme at measure 30, which turns into a whole section of the piece later in the development, and the main theme of the "Allegro Vivamente" section.
The pieces form is somewhat loose, but is linked together through development and key modulation. It starts in C minor briefly, and then goes to Eb major for the main themes of the piece. The exposition goes through the "Allegro Vivamente" section, overlapping the development of the piece. The main development of the piece occurs in the "B section", of which there are two main sections: The one in E-flat (Allegro Vivamente) and the one in B-flat minor (Andante con moto, tranquillo). The coda of the piece occurs after the B-flat section. You could say it is in a very loose sonata form, or a sort of binary form. Either way, the piece (generally speaking) goes from E-flat to B-flat, and then back to E-flat for recapitulation/ending.
This analysis is very surface-level, and I'd have to write much more to express every development of every motif. Either way, enjoy. I will check the piece thoroughly again soon to rid it of any mistakes or problems.
(Final note: like usual, audio is glitchy and vocalists can only sing vowels because this is not an actual performance.)
You'd call this a Mass, whereas I would call it a whole damn movie! Great job mate!
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words